Basra (disambiguation) explained

Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in Iraq.

Basra may also refer to:

Places

Iraq

• Basra Governorate, a governorate in southern Iraq
• Basra Province, Ottoman Empire
• Basra International Airport
• University of Basrah

Other places

• Basra-ye Bala, Mazandaran Province, Iran
• Basra-ye Pain, Mazandaran Province, Iran
• Basra, Morocco, archaeological site in Morocco
• Basra, Pakistan, village in Chakwal District, Pakistan
• Basrah, Yemen, a village in Yemen

Battles

• Battle of Basra (1914), a battle between British and Ottoman troops in World War I
• Battle of Basra (2003), one of the first battles of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, involving the British 7 Armoured Brigade
• Battle of Basra (2008), an operation by the Iraqi Army to drive the Mahdi Army militia out of the city

People

• Al-Hariri of Basra (1054–1122), Arab poet, scholar of the Arabic language and a high government official of the Seljuk Empire
• Asif Basra (1967–2020), Indian actor
• David of Basra (3rd- and 4th-century CE), Christian Metropolitan bishop
• Geeta Basra (born 1984), Bollywood actress
• Riaz Basra (1967–2002), Pakistani militant

Other uses

• Basra (game), a card game widely played in Lebanon and Egypt
• Basra (album), a 1965 Blue Note jazz album by Pete La Roca, featuring Joe Henderson
• Basra (2008 film), a 2008 Egyptian film
• Basra, a 2010 Hindi film directed by Navdeep Singh

See also

• 1991 uprising in Basra, the scene of the beginning of the unrest in Iraq following the Gulf War
• Basra reed warbler, a bird endemic in Iraq and Israel
• Basara (disambiguation)
• Basar (disambiguation)
• Barsa (disambiguation)