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Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in Iraq.

Basra City in Basra Governorate, Iraq

Basra is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 2.5 million in 2012. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr.

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Basra may also refer to:

Places

Iraq

Basra Governorate Governorate in Iraq

Basra Governorate is a governorate in southern Iraq, bordering Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east. The capital is the city of Basra, located in the Basrah district. Other districts of Basra include Al-Qurna, Al-Zubair, Al-Midaina, Shatt Al-Arab, Abu Al-Khaseeb and Al-Faw located on the Persian Gulf.

Basra International Airport Airport located in Southern Iraq

Basrah International Airport is the second largest international airport in Iraq, and is located in the southern city of Basra.

University of Basrah university

The University of Basrah is situated in the city of Basra, Iraq. For historic reasons the final -h is retained on Basrah in the name of the university.

Other places

Basra-ye Bala village in Mazandaran, Iran

Basra-ye Bala is a village in Karipey Rural District, Lalehabad District, Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 473, in 119 families.

Basra-ye Pain village in Mazandaran, Iran

Basra-ye Pain is a village in Karipey Rural District, Lalehabad District, Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 537, in 128 families.

Basra, Morocco, nicknamed Basra al-Hamra, is an archaeological site in Morocco. It was originally a summer capital of the Idrisid dynasty from the 8th to 10th centuries.

Battles

The Battle of Basra was a battle of World War I which took place south of the city of Basra between British and Ottoman troops from November 11 to November 22, 1914. The battle resulted in the British capture of Basra.

Battle of Basra (2003) one of the first battles of the 2003 invasion of Iraq

The Battle of Basra lasted from 21 March to 6 April 2003 and was one of the first battles of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The British 7 Armoured Brigade fought their way into Iraq's second-largest city, Basra, on 6 April coming under constant attack by the Iraqi Army 51st Division and Fedayeen. While elements of the Parachute Regiment cleared the 'old quarter' of the city that was inaccessible to vehicles. Entering Basra had only been achieved after two weeks of conflict, which included the biggest tank battle of the war by British forces when the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards destroyed 14 Iraqi tanks on the 27 March.

Battle of Basra (2008) battle which began on March 25, 2008

The Battle of Basra began on 25 March 2008, when the Iraqi Army launched an operation to drive the Mahdi Army militia out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra. The operation was the first major operation to be planned and carried out by the Iraqi Army since the invasion of 2003.

People

Abū Muhammad al-Qāsim ibn Alī ibn Muhammad ibn Uthmān al-Harīrī, popularly known as al-Hariri of Basra was an Arab poet, scholar of the Arabic language and a high government official of the Seljuk Empire.

Seljuk Empire Medieval empire

The Seljuk Empire or the Great Seljuq Empire was a high medieval Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire, originating from the Qiniq branch of Oghuz Turks. At its greatest extent, the Seljuk Empire controlled a vast area stretching from western Anatolia and the Levant to the Hindu Kush in the east, and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf in the south.

David of Basra, sometimes rendered Dudi of Basra or David of Charax, was a 3rd- and 4th-century CE Christian Metropolitan bishop who undertook missionary work in India around the year 300. He is among the earliest documented Christian missionaries in India, perhaps later only than the apostle Thomas, who may have visited India in the 1st century, though sources for the period are fragmentary and sometimes confused.

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<i>Basra</i> (album) 1965 studio album by Pete La Roca

Basra is the debut album by American drummer Pete La Roca, recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.

Basra is a 2008 Egyptian film.

Navdeep Singh is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for his Bollywood film, NH10.

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Basra, Iraq.

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