Your films in Basra. Even on 1 Mbps.
Basra at a glance
- Where
- Iraq
- Population
- about 1.3 million
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad (UTC+3)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 16:00–20:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 10 h 10 min in mid-winter, 14 h 7 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 4 m
- Nearest cities
- Baghdad 448 km · Erbil 722 km · Mosul 779 km
- Subtitle languages
- Arabic, Kurdish
Basra, and the connections it runs on
A city of about 1.3 million, Basra mixes fibre-connected blocks with homes still on slower lines. Basra is a city in Iraq.
How much data a film uses in Basra
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Basra? About 8 hours of HD 720p with Silux Media, versus 3.7 hours with other media servers at the same picture quality (our measurements).
When Basra sits down to watch
Local time in Basra is UTC+3, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (16:00–20:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Basra gets about 10 h 10 min of daylight in mid-winter and 14 h 7 min in mid-summer.
Beyond Basra
The nearest other cities we cover are Baghdad (448 km), Erbil (722 km) and Mosul (779 km). On trains, buses and roads between them, quality re-adjusts every three seconds.
Crossing into Iran? Ahvaz is about 125 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Basra
What does Silux Media cost in Iraq?
Free. Running the server at home in Basra costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
How much mobile data does a film use in Basra?
Roughly 0.6 GB for an hour of 720p and 1.0 GB in 1080p, so a two-hour film in HD fits in about 2.0 GB of your plan.
Can I watch my films in Iran?
Yes — the server stays at home in Basra and you watch from anywhere, including Ahvaz about 125 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
Does it support Arabic and Kurdish subtitles?
Yes — name a subtitle file with its language code (for example .ar.srt) and it's matched automatically; tracks inside the film are offered too.
Does it help on crowded city networks in Basra?
Yes. Using less data per minute means a stream needs less of a busy cell or Wi-Fi network — so it keeps playing when others start to buffer.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Basra?
Between about 7 and 11 pm local time. Quality re-adjusts every three seconds, so a crowded evening network means a lighter picture for a moment, not a frozen one.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.