From 1932 to 1964 , Al Maaqal Airport in Basra , built by the British in the twilight of empire , served as the main commercial airport in Iraq and a major regional hub , with Trans World Airlines and others touching down there on a traverse of Asia , said Ibrahim Abid Ali , an airport manager and air traffic controller .
Iraq
Basra
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Iraq
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Basra
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Iraq
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Trans World Airlines
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Asia