Basrah Museum
The Basrah Museum (Arabic: متحف البصرة) is a museum in the Iraqi city of Basra, It is located on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab some 3 km south‐east of Basra’s historic city centre. Housed in a former palace of Saddam Hussein, its collection is related to Mesopotamian, Babylonian, Persian civilisations, as well as the history of the city itself.