Under the supervision of both Dr. Salem Jassim Al-Jumaili and Prof. Huda Khaled Al-Shaalan, and accompanied by the students of the third stage, the Department of Geography and Geographic Information Systems at the College of Arts at the University of Basrah organized a visit to the Orthodox Church of the Virgin in Basra, and they were received by Father Semaan.

The visit included offering Christmas greetings and presenting some souvenirs.