A master’s thesis, entitled (the natural characteristics of the banks of the Shatt al-Arab stream between Qurna and Garmat Ali, a geomorphological study), was discussed at the Department of Geography and Geographical Information Systems at the College of Arts / University of Basrah.
The thesis presented by the student Raed Muhammad Hassan included an introduction and three chapters. The introduction dealt with the natural characteristics of the banks of the Shatt al-Arab stream between Qurna and Garmat Ali, the first chapter discussed the geographical factors affecting the banks of the Shatt al-Arab stream, the second chapter discussed the physical, chemical and engineering properties of the banks of the Shatt al-Arab stream, and the third chapter dealt with the stability of the banks of the Shatt al-Arab stream in the study area.
The study aims to determine the morphometric characteristics of the river banks and the slope along the longitudinal section of the Shatt al-Arab stream in the study area and to study the geographical factors that contribute to determining the extent of the stability of the banks, and studying the characteristics of the sediments of the banks, the factors affecting them and their impact on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab in addition to the effect of the characteristics Hydrology on the stability of banks within the river sector.
The thesis concluded that the natural vegetation has an effective role in maintaining and stabilizing the shape of the river channel, by stabilizing the banks, in addition to dispersing the energy of the water current along the bank. The study concluded that the soil of the study area has a good mixture texture, density, good porosity, and medium salinity.
The thesis recommended the necessity of paying attention to tourism activity along the banks of the Shatt al-Arab, especially the areas of sedimentation. This became clear by looking at the coastal areas of the Shatt al-Arab stream, especially in the sedimentation areas in Al-Dair district and near Sinbad Island and Muhammadiyah Island.
