Basra

Basra (Arabic: البصرةcode: ar is deprecated ; Al Baṣrah) is the third largest city of Iraq with a population of about 2,600,000 (2003). It is the country's main port. Baṣra played an important role in early Muslim history, and it was the first city built in Islam 14 A.H (after Hijra)

البصرة Al Baṣrah
Coordinates:
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Basra Governorate
Founded	AD 636
Population  (2003 Est)
• Total	1,700,000

Overview

The city lies at the Shatt al-Arab waterway near the Persian Gulf, 55 kilometres (34 mi) from the Persian Gulf and 545 kilometres (339 mi) from Baghdad, Iraq's capital and largest city.

Basra Media

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  AMH-5342-NA View of Basra and 'Gordelaan' castle

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  Ashar Creek and bazaar, c. 1915

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  The ‘Ashshār creek in Basrah Town

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  Basra designed by the Portuguese at the end of the 16th century, according to the representation of the "Lyvro de plantaforma of the fortresses of India" codex of São julião da Barra

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  Purple – Portuguese in the Persian Gulf in the 16th and 17th century. Main cities, ports and routes.

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  Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Q25704

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  Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Q25688

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  The Gate to the British War Cemetery Basra 2024.

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  Model of Basra Dockyard of the Indian Army.

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  Shanasheel of the old part of Basra city, 1954

Bibliography

• Hawting, Gerald R. The First Dynasty of Islam. Routledge. 2nd ed, 2000
• Vincent, Stephen. Into The Red Zone: A Journey Into the Soul of Iraq. ISBN 1-890626-57-0.

Other websites

• 2003 Basra map (NIMA)
• Boomtown Basra Archived 2005-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
• Muhammad and the Spread of Islam by Sanderson Beck Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Theological Themes Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
• The Qadariyya, Mu'tazila, and Shi'a Archived 2009-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
• The Textual History of the Qur'an Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, Arthur Jeffery, 1946
• Codex of Abu Musa al-Ashari Archived 2009-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, Arthur Jeffery, 1936