Today's Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib & Isha times for Basra — calculated from the city's exact coordinates, with a live countdown to the next prayer.
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Praying in Basra
Basra, Iraq's great southern port, is a city of around 2.5 million people where the Tigris and Euphrates merge into the Shatt al-Arab and flow to the Gulf. Founded in 636 AD as one of Islam's first garrison cities, Basra became a centre of scholarship — the grammarian Sibawayh and the theologian Hasan al-Basri taught here — and its date-palm groves once stretched to the horizon.
Basra's mosques serve a predominantly Shia population with Sunni and Christian minorities; the city's religious life blends the scholarly heritage of early Islam with the mourning rituals of Muharram, when processions fill the streets. The old city's shanashil (wooden-balconied houses) and the Ashar district's markets preserve Basra's merchant past. At 30.5°N, Basra is one of the hottest cities on earth — summer temperatures top 50°C, and the Dhuhr and Asr prayers fall in furnace heat, while winter brings mild, pleasant dawns. June Fajr arrives near 3:15 AM with Maghrib past 7:05 PM; December Fajr is around 5:10 AM. During Ramadan, Basra's date palms — the city's ancient wealth — provide the iftar tables, and the corniche along the Shatt al-Arab fills with families after Taraweeh.
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🧭 Qibla Direction from Basra
From Basra, Iraq, the Qibla points 220.0° clockwise from true north — facing southwest (SW). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Basra's coordinates (30.5085°, 47.7804°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).
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Basra — key facts
City
Basra, Iraq
Coordinates
30.5085° N, 47.7804° E
Timezone
Asia/Baghdad
Population
around 2.5 million in the metro area
Notable mosque
Historic mosques of the Ashar district
Landmark
Shatt al-Arab corniche and the old shanashil houses
Qibla direction
220.0° (SW, southwest)
Calculation method
Muslim World League (default; changeable above)
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📅 Monthly Timetable — Basra
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Calculation method & data source
Times on this page are computed by the Aladhan prayer-times API (free, no key required) for Basra's coordinates (30.5085, 47.7804), using the Muslim World League method (method 3) by default. You can switch to another convention — Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet), Singapore and more — with the dropdown above; your choice is remembered on this device.
Basra's Shia-majority mosques typically follow the Jafari method — select 'Jafari / Shia Ithna-Ansari' in the dropdown above for the closest match.
Published timetables and local mosques in Basra may differ by a few minutes because they sometimes apply their own adjustments or a different method. When in doubt, follow your local mosque.
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From Basra, the Qibla is 220.0° clockwise from true north — facing southwest (SW). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Basra's coordinates (30.5085°, 47.7804°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).
What is the Shatt al-Arab?
The Shatt al-Arab is the 200-kilometre river formed where the Tigris and Euphrates meet at Al-Qurnah, just north of Basra — tradition holds this as the site of the Garden of Eden. It flows past Basra to the Gulf, lined with date-palm groves that once numbered in the tens of millions.
What calculation method is used for Basra prayer times?
This page uses the Muslim World League method by default, computed via the free Aladhan API from Basra's coordinates. You can switch to Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet) and other methods with the dropdown above — your choice is saved on your device.
Why do these times differ slightly from my local mosque in Basra?
Mosques sometimes apply their own adjustments — a different calculation method, added safety minutes, or a fixed timetable. A difference of a few minutes is normal; when in doubt, follow your local mosque in Basra.