Basra
[buhs-ruh, bahs-rah]
- a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
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Also Busra, Busrah.
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Contemporary Examples
During his first day in Iraq, Mumford arrived at a hospital outside of Basra where he tried to pass as a photojournalist.
Cpl. Rory MacKenzie, 31, who joined the British army 11 years ago, lost a leg during a night patrol in Basra, southern Iraq.
In Afghanistan, Hayee broke off from Basra and, following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, set up camp at a madrassah in Karachi.
These two rivers come together today in southern Iraq, just north of Basra.
Historical Examples
Some time was spent by the invaders at Basra in preparing a base.
Why do the other Firengis allow his ships in Bushir and Basra?
Hallaj quoted a work of Hassan of Basra, from which he said he had taken it.
Mystics and Saints of IslamClaud Field
Victory would have meant the evacuation of Basra, if not of Mesopotamia.
In MesopotamiaMartin Swayne
Basra was like coming on a bit of the London Thames from a distance.
In MesopotamiaMartin Swayne
Basra
Basrah Busra or Busrah (ˈbʌsrə)
- a port in SE Iraq, on the Shatt-al-Arab. Pop: 1 187 000 (2005 est)
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