Abu Al-Khaseeb District Explained

Abu Al-Khaseeb District
Native Name:قضاء أبي الخصيب
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorates
Subdivision Name1:Basra Governorate
Seat:Abu Al-Khaseeb
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:223,675
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:30.25°N 48.1°W

Abu Al-Khaseeb District is a district of the Basra Governorate, Iraq. Its seat is the town of Abu Al-Khaseeb. It got its name from Abu al-Khasib canal, which was excavated by and named after a client of the 8th-century Abbasid caliph, Abu al-Khaṣīb Marzuq.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Khudayyir, Muhammad . Basrayatha: The Story of a City . 2020-05-05 . Verso Books . 978-1-78960-381-1 . en. 53.