Basra (disambiguation)

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), British actress who has acted in Bollywood actress Riaz Basra (1967–2002), Pakistani militant

Other uses Basra (game), a card game widely played in Lebanon, Egypt and Syria 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 Ottoman destroyer Basra, Durandal-class destroyer used by the Ottoman Navy

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)