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    Basra (Arabic: ٱلْبَصْرَة, romanized: al-Baṣrah) is a port city in southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the...
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  • Basra may refer to: Battle of the Camel (656), conflict over succession to the caliphate Battle of Basra (871), Zanj capture of Basra Battle of Basra...
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    Basra Governorate (Arabic: محافظة البصرة‎ Muḥāfaẓa al-Baṣra), also called Basra Province, is a governorate in southern Iraq in the region of Arabian Peninsula...
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    Geeta Basra Singh (born 13 March 1984) is a British former actress who has appeared in Bollywood films. She is married to Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh...
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    Asif Basra (27 July 1967 – 12 November 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Bollywood films and TV serials. He is best known to Western audiences for...
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  • Look up Basra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in Iraq. Basra may also refer to: Basra Governorate, a governorate...
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  • Riaz Basra (1967 – 14 May 2002) was a Pakistani militant leader, who in 1996 founded the militant organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi alongside Malik Ishaq...
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    of Basra, also known as Al Maqal Port, is an Iraqi port in Basra, situated on the Persian Gulf. The Port of Basra is a port located in downtown Basra City...
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    The siege of Basra, code-named Operation Karbala-5 (Persian: عملیات کربلای ۵) or The Great Harvest (Arabic: الحصاد الاكبر), was an offensive operation...
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    Persian Gulf (redirect from Gulf of Basra)
    The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean located...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Basra, Iraq. 638 CE - Military camp established by Utbah ibn Ghazwan per order of Omar ibn al-Khattab...
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  • Shaukat Mahmood Basra (Urdu: شوکت محمود بسرا; born 1 March 1966) is a Pakistani lawyer and politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the...
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  • The Battle of Basra was fought in the beginning of the 1991 Iraqi uprisings following the Gulf War. The battle started after demoralized troops throughout...
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    The Basra Vilayet (Arabic: ولاية البصرة, Ottoman Turkish: ولايت بصره, romanized: Vilâyet-i Basra) was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of...
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    Air Force (RAF) had been allowed to retain two bases: RAF Shaibah, near Basra and RAF Habbaniya (Air Vice-Marshal Harry George Smart, also air officer...
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    Basra International Airport (Arabic: مطار البصرة الدولي, romanized: Maṭār al-Baṣrah ad-Duwaliyy) (IATA: BSR, ICAO: ORMM) is international airport in Iraq...
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  • Bastra (redirect from Basra (game))
    Basra is a fishing card game, similar to cassino, and popular in Cyprus. The game is also popular in Egypt, Lebanon, and other Middle Eastern countries...
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  • Naft Al-Basra SC (Arabic: نادي نفط البصرة الرياضي, lit. 'Basra Oil Sports Club') is a professional football club based in Al-Tamimia District, Basra, Iraq...
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    Basra International Stadium (Arabic: مدينة البصرة الرياضية) is a sports complex in Basra, southern Iraq. Its construction started on 1 January 2009 and...
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    Basra Eyalet (Arabic: إيالة البصرة, Ottoman Turkish: ایالت بصره, romanized: Eyālet-i Baṣrâ) was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the...
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  • Faghani (Australia) 5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) 19:00 UTC+3 Basra International Stadium, Basra Attendance: 63,720 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)...
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  • The Basra–Shalamcheh rail line is a railway line that operates since 2023 between the cities of Basra in Iraq and Shalamcheh in Iran. The line is roughly...
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  • Basra is the debut album by drummer Pete La Roca, recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label. Bassist Steve Swallow recounted that he and La...
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    The Battle of Basra began on 25 March 2008, when the Iraqi Army launched an operation (code-named Saulat al-Fursan, meaning Operation Charge of the Knights...
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    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...
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  • Highway 8 is an Iraqi highway which extends from Baghdad, through Al Hillah, Al-Qādisiyyah, As Samawah, Nasiriyah, Basrah, to the Kuwait frontier. Winkie...
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  • Outpost, Logistics Base (Log Base), Fire Base (FB). Siege of U.K. bases in Basra Operation Telic Operation Telic order of battle "Operation Telic: British...
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    Abu Sa'id ibn Abi al-Hasan Yasar al-Basri, often referred to as Hasan of Basra or Hasan al-Basri, was an ancient Muslim preacher, ascetic, theologian,...
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  • The Basra prison incident was an event involving British troops in Basra, Iraq. On 19 September 2005, two undercover British Special Air Service (SAS)...
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  • The University of Basra (Arabic: جامعة البصرة Jāmi'at Al Basrah) is situated in the city of Basra, Iraq. For historic reasons the final -h is retained...
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