Basra Shanasheel Walk
Basra Shanasheel Walk
0.8km
Total Distance
6m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
A walk through the old shanasheel quarter of Basra, where wooden latticed balconies lean over the canals of the once Venice of the East. Faded merchant houses line the creeks that thread the old city. A poignant glimpse of Basra's lost grandeur by the water.