al-Qurna
| al-Qurna | |||
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 1 ′ N , 47 ° 26 ′ E | ||
| Country |
 Iraq
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| Governorate | Basra | ||
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| height | 4 m | ||
| Residents | 13,237 (2004) | ||
Al-Qurna ( Arabic القرنة, DMG al-Qurna ), also al Qurnah , is a small town in southern Iraq, about 74 km northeast of Basra . The town lies at the point where the Euphrates and Tigris flow together and the current Shatt al-Arab form.