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Al-Baṣrah (Arabic: ‎; BGN: Al Basrah , also called ' Basorah ) is the capital of Basra Province, and had an estimated population of 3,800,200 as of 2009.
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Basra province , or Al Basrah province , is a province in southern Iraq bordering Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east. The provincial capital is Basra city. Other major cities include Al-Qurna...
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City in Iraq. PHOTO. Article in the LookLex / Encyclopaedia ... History; 636: Founded by Caliph Umar for military purposes. 14th century: Heavy destruction inflicted by the Mongols. Basra is rebuilt, this time more than 10 km up the river. 1914: Modern harbour begins to be constructed.
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2—If those calling for production-sharing agreements insist on acting against the will of Iraqis, we say to them that history will not forgive those who play recklessly with the wealth and destiny of a people and that the curse of heaven and the fury of Iraqis will not leave them.
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Water News History Archives ... "The British troop pullout from Iraq announced yesterday leaves Basra, Iraq's second largest and most strategically important city, in near total chaos both politically and militarily." ...
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05/21/2009 [-] Basra Police Arrested 61 of the Most Wanted and Suspects ; 05/21/2009 [-] Processing the Province of Basra with Mega Watt of the Portable Power Plants ; 05/21/2009 [-] The Transport Minister Instructs with Providing the Technical Services for the Ports of Basra ;
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Basra News Categories Subjects Phrases Keywords Basra History Database ... Basra News : Subjects : Phrases : Basra History Database; 05/19/2006 Iraqi leaders seek to calm Basra violence ; 05/18/2006 Dead soldiers flown home as British presence in Basra is questioned ; 05/18/2006 Basra Police Chief Escapes Assassination Bid ;
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But when he says the next chapter of Basra's history (for example) will be written by Iraqis, I fear he is spot-on: perhaps now is the time for western newspapers finally to have a stab at spelling correctly the names of such organisations as (take your pick) the Mahdi, Mehdi or al-Mahdi army of "radical cleric"
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