Distance from Al Başrah al Qadīmah to Karbala (Iraq)

The distance between Al Başrah al Qadīmah, Basra and Karbala, Karbalāʼ is 429 kilometers (267 miles).

Al Başrah al Qadīmah, Basra, Iraq

Karbala, Karbalāʼ, Iraq

From Al Başrah al Qadīmah to Karbala, the straight-line distance is 429 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Al Başrah al Qadīmah at 7 meters above sea level and Karbala at 32 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 12-14 hours
Car 10-12 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 30-45 minutes
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Al Başrah al Qadīmah, Iraq

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Baghdad

Coordinates: 30.5032° N 47.8151° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Basrah International Airport (BSR)
  • Abadan Airport (ABD)
  • Mahshahr Airport (MRX)
  • Ahwaz Airport (AWZ)
  • Kuwait International Airport (KWI)
Karbala, Iraq

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Baghdad

Coordinates: 32.616° N 44.0249° E

Elevation: 32 m (105 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Baghdad International Airport (BGW)
  • Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)
  • Al Taqaddum Air Base (TQD)
  • Joint Base Balad (XQC)
  • Al Asad Air Base (IQA)

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Iraq that are at equal or similar distances as between Al Başrah al Qadīmah and Karbala.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Valledupar, Colombia 429 km
Mexicali, Mexico Tucson, United States 428 km
Cartagena, Colombia Maracaibo, Venezuela 428 km
Chennai, India Coimbatore, India 428 km
Las Vegas, United States Mesa, United States 430 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Puebla, Mexico 430 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Murcia, Spain 428 km
Brussels, Belgium Leicester, United Kingdom 427 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Paris, France 431 km
Lahore, Pakistan New Delhi, India 427 km
Cartagena, Colombia Cúcuta, Colombia 431 km
San Diego, United States Las Vegas, United States 427 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Tucson, United States 426 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Bucaramanga, Colombia 425 km
Delhi, India Lahore, Pakistan 425 km
Torreón, Mexico Chihuahua, Mexico 433 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Minsk, Belarus 433 km
Pune, India Vadodara, India 424 km
Indianapolis, United States Cleveland, United States 424 km
Philadelphia, United States South Boston, United States 435 km

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