Saddam Hussein's former super yacht, the Basra Breeze, often ties up in front of the Basra International Hotel (a former Sheraton) on banks of the Shatt Al Arab River in Basra, Iraq.
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A scenic Corniche promenade runs along the Shatt Al Arab River at Basra, Iraq. The Arabian Nights folk hero Sinbad the Sailor set out on his adventures from Basra.
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The floating restaurants along the Shatt Al Arab waterfront at Basra, Iraq, have seen better days.
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Access to Saddam Hussein's former palace complex in Basra, Iraq, is through this ramshackle gateway.
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Saddam Hussein's former palace faces the Shatt Al Arab River just south of Basra, Iraq. After the 2003 war the palace was occupied by British troops and then looted by the locals when the Brits left.
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