 | Basra (Arabic: ٱلْبَصْرَة, romanized: al-Baṣrah) is a city in southern Iraq located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million... 57 KB (6,637 words) - 15:11, 22 April 2024 |
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... 940 bytes (162 words) - 22:08, 28 June 2023 |
 | 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... 3 KB (442 words) - 02:42, 4 January 2024 |
 | Basra Governorate (Arabic: محافظة البصرة Muḥāfaẓa al-Baṣra), also called Basra Province, is a governorate in southern Iraq in the region of Arabian Peninsula... 7 KB (633 words) - 02:08, 26 January 2024 |
 | The siege of Basra, code-named Operation Karbala-5 (Persian: عملیات کربلای ۵) or The Great Harvest (Arabic: الحصاد الاكبر), was an offensive operation... 14 KB (1,350 words) - 14:45, 23 April 2024 |
 | The Basra Vilayet (Arabic: ولاية البصرة, Ottoman Turkish: ولايت بصره, romanized: Vilâyet-i Basra) was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of... 9 KB (790 words) - 19:47, 17 March 2024 |
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... 5 KB (556 words) - 23:37, 5 February 2024 |
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... 2 KB (302 words) - 08:38, 26 August 2022 |
 | 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... 14 KB (838 words) - 20:15, 24 January 2024 |
 | 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... 14 KB (747 words) - 20:12, 20 February 2024 |
Riaz Basra (1967 – 14 May 2002) was a Pakistani militant leader and founder of the militant organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, which he founded alongside... 11 KB (1,271 words) - 05:43, 13 January 2024 |
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... 12 KB (662 words) - 05:03, 26 February 2024 |
 | and the name Qaysiyya refers to her tribe) lived in or around the city of Basra in southern Iraq in the eighth century CE. [...] The commonly accepted birth... 16 KB (1,686 words) - 09:41, 28 January 2024 |
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... 3 KB (229 words) - 00:57, 7 May 2023 |
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... 16 KB (1,382 words) - 16:22, 14 March 2024 |
 | Hassan of Basra is a folktale associated with the Arabian Nights, a compilation of Persian and Arabic folktales. Similar stories are attested in the same... 90 KB (14,753 words) - 18:00, 26 April 2024 |
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... 4 KB (341 words) - 09:03, 29 April 2024 |
 | Persian Gulf (redirect from Gulf of Basra) The Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس, romanized: xalij-e fârs, lit. 'Gulf of Fars', pronounced [xæliːdʒe fɒːɾs]), sometimes called the Arabian Gulf (Arabic:... 64 KB (6,630 words) - 07:44, 26 April 2024 |
The first Grammarians of Baṣra lived during the seventh century in Al-Baṣrah. The town, which developed out of a military encampment, with buildings being... 13 KB (1,475 words) - 17:55, 2 April 2024 |
 | Basra International Stadium (Arabic: مدينة البصرة الرياضية) is a sports complex in Basra, southern Iraq. Its construction started on 1 January 2009 and... 10 KB (795 words) - 19:08, 12 April 2024 |
 | 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... 43 KB (5,099 words) - 21:39, 15 February 2024 |
 | 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... 4 KB (295 words) - 19:45, 17 March 2024 |
clubs Al-Minaa and Naft Al-Basra (formerly Naft Al-Junoob until 2020) have been rivals since the 2004–05 season when Naft Al-Basra club started playing in... 19 KB (1,018 words) - 22:12, 1 April 2024 |
 | 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... 45 KB (4,478 words) - 15:10, 10 March 2024 |
 | Anglo-Iraqi War (redirect from Battle of Basra (1941)) 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... 97 KB (12,456 words) - 08:15, 27 April 2024 |
 | The Basra Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial near Zubayr, Iraq. The memorial commemorates 40,682 Commonwealth forces (99% Indians)... 3 KB (285 words) - 19:54, 25 December 2022 |
The Prince of Basra is a title of nobility that was created in 1596 by Afrasiyab I after assuming the seat of ruling over Basra and establishing the House... 1 KB (75 words) - 20:58, 24 January 2024 |
Basra is a village of Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°46'43N 71°59'4E with an altitude of 350 metres (1151 feet)... 2 KB (49 words) - 14:56, 11 April 2024 |
The Basra prison incident was an event involving British troops in Basra, Iraq. On 19 September 2005, two undercover British Special Air Service (SAS)... 7 KB (907 words) - 20:59, 24 March 2024 |
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... 8 KB (807 words) - 17:55, 6 March 2024 |