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		Basrah is the largest city in southern Iraq, situated on the west bank of Shatt Al-Arab, 55 km from the Arabian Gulf and 545 km from Baghdad.
		Basrah is important in terms of Iraq's and Islam's history, and is surrounded by the largest plantation of datepalms in the world.
		Al Basrah, and the lesser port at Khawar az Zubayr were closed during the Iran-Iraq conflict and have not reopened.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/basrah.htm (1251 words)

	Al Basrah
		Al Basrah is a province in the nation of Iraq.
		Its capital is Basra, the largest city of southern Iraq (which is also sometimes known as Al Basrah).
		Al Basrah province has an area of 19,070 km square, with an estimated population of about 1,500,000 people in 2000.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Al_Basrah.html (48 words)

	Al Basrah, Iraq, Pictures
		Al Basrah, also known as Basra, city in southeastern Iraq, capital of Al Basrah Governorate on the Shatt al Arab.
		The main port of Iraq, Al Basrah has an international airport and is connected by rail with Baghdad and the countries of Iran and Kuwait.
		Al Basrah was a target of severe allied bombing during the Persian Gulf War (1991), and now falls within the allied-imposed “no flight zone” over southern Iraq.
	www.greatestcities.com /Middle_East/Iraq/Al_Basrah_Basra_city.html (319 words)

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		Basrah, also known as Basra, city in southeastern Iraq, capital of Al Basrah Governorate on the Shatt al Arab.
		The main seaport of Iraq, Al Basrah has an international airport and is connected by highways to Baghdad and the countries of Iran and Kuwait.
		So does the whole area of the south from the Shatt al Arab up to Amara on the Tigris and Suq-esh-Shiukh on the Euphrates: it is lush, watered, full of trees and gardens and canoes gliding on the mirror-surfaces of calm lagoons.
	members.lycos.co.uk /basrahuniversity/basrahCH.html (2940 words)

	Assessments: Iraq, Iraq: Basrah Governnorate assessment report, Situation Reports: Iraq, Iraq: Basrah Governnorate ...
		Basrah was founded by Caliph Omar in 636 AD and has been a centre of trade for thousands of years because of the location of its ports, which link sea routes between Asia, Europe and Africa.
		Basrah owns the greatest oil wealth in Iraq with a total of 15 oil fields, out of which 10 are producing while 5 are awaiting development and production.
		The predominant religion in Basrah Governorate is the Shiite branch of Islam, although the Governorate also has a sizeable Sunni population as well as Mandaean, Chaldean and Assyrian Christian communities, all of which contribute to the Governorate's rich cultural history.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-6VRDRC?OpenDocument (1448 words)

	Basra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Basra (Arabic: البصرة‎; BGN: Al Başrah) is the second largest city of Iraq with an estimated population of 2,600,000 (2003).
		In March 2005, a group of students from Basrah University were beaten for playing music and dancing, and for engaging in what was thought by their reported assailants to be unconstrained interaction between males and females, an act prohibited by conservative Islamic teaching.
		This non-intervention by police was and reportedly remains quite common in Basrah, both because the IP's are very heavily infiltrated by various conservative militia groups, and as well as due to the fact that to act alone or in small numbers is extremely dangerous for police.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Al_Basrah (3150 words)

	Depleted Uranium Radioactive Contamination In Iraq:An Overview
		Estimated (DU) expenditure of 320 - 800 tons were mainly shot on the withdrawing Iraqi troops from Kuwait to the north of Basrah City.
		Registered cancer cases, congenital malformations and other related diseases are less in these cities than in Basrah [7], which proves that the major cause of the multifold increase of such diseases in the south was the extensive use of DU weapons in 1991 and the following years.
		Alim Abdul Hameed Yacoub who was killed, along with his son, when his car was forced off the highway on the way to his home town of Basrah after being attacked twice at his home by pro-occupation militias two weeks before his death.
	www.brusselstribunal.org /DU-Azzawi.htm (1708 words)

	friendly printed version:Iraq’s missile and rocket activity during spring 2003, according to the 32d Army Air and ...
		The Iraqi missile came from north of Al Basrah.
		The Iraqi missile launch was preceded by a couple of hours with the launch of a weather balloon, which the Iraqi army used to determine weather conditions at different atmospheric levels.
		The missile was fired from west of Al Basrah.
	www.cdi.org /friendlyversion/printversion.cfm?documentID=1799 (740 words)

	Al-Basrah
		Al-Barah, city in southeastern Iraq, capital of Al-Barah Governorate on the Shatt al Arab.
		The main port of Iraq, Al-Barah has an international airport and is connected by rail with Baghdâd and the countries of Iran and Kuwait.
		Developed as a supply base by the British in World War I (1914-1918), Al Baºrah became a major port once more.
	members.tripod.com /Al_3irakia/albasrah.htm (235 words)

	Transportation - Economy - Iraq - Middle East: people rate, gulf war, al arab, al basrah, after war
		In 1997 Iraq had 52 motor vehicles in use for every 1,000 people; the rate for passenger cars was 36.3 per 1,000.
		Al Basrah, on the Shatt al Arab, and Umm Qasr are the main ports for oceangoing vessels, and river steamers are able to navigate the Tigris from Al Basrah to Baghdad.
		Iraq was able to rebuild some bridges and other facilities in the years after the war.
	www.countriesquest.com /middle_east/iraq/economy/transportation.htm (166 words)

	Iraqi Marines Prepare to Take Over Oil Platform Security - DefendAmerica News Article
		The Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminals are significant sources of revenue for the
		ABOARD AL BASRAH OIL TERMINAL, Iraq, June 16, 2005 — An Iraqi Marine, working with U.S. security forces, said he and his fellow Iraqis look forward to taking full responsibility for the security of the Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminals.
		The Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminals are significant sources of revenue for the Iraqi people - revenue that is important to the rebuilding of Iraq.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/june2005/a061605wm3.html (682 words)

	Marina Mesopotamica Volume 18, Number 2 (Abstracts)
		A study was undertaken in the aquatic environment, including the Shatt al-Arab River, the Shatt al-Basrah Canal, and the Arabian Gulf.
		Total PHCs reported for the two periods, expressed in terms of Basrah crude oil equivalents, were 2.6 - 20.5 and 2.63 - 15.39 µg/g respectively.
		The larvae of two species of Mugilidae were identified from the ichthyoplankton samples in the Khor al-Zubair and Shatt al-Arab estuaries.
	www.public.iastate.edu /~mariposa/MarinaMesopotamica/a1822003.htm (1375 words)

	Al Basrah - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Al Basrah" at HighBeam.
		SOUTHERN IRAQ -- U.S. Marines escort "civilians" to the command center of the Second Tank Battalion just west of Al Basrah in Southern Iraq where over 200 Iraqis have surrendered on Saturday, March 22
		SOUTHERN IRAQ -- U.S. Marines guard over 200 prisoners of war who have surrendered near the command center of the Second Tank Battalion just west of Al Basrah in Southern Iraq on Saturday, March 22, 2
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-albasrah.html (297 words)

	Alia Muhammad Baker - Chief Librarian of Al Basrah (Iraq) Central Library, Cultural Heroine - Middle Eastern Culture
		In the 13th Century C.E., Baghdad was a major intellectual center, featuring 36 public libraries and numerous private collections, one of which had a catalog that itself required 10 volumes.
		In the thirteenth century, Mongol invaders burned the Nizamiyah library in Baghdad and threw so many books into the the Tigris river that the water was reported to have turned an inky blue.
		Alia Muhammad Baker, the chief librarian of Al Basrah Central Library; the Basra, Iraq public library; worked hard to make her library a community gathering place and resource.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art27329.asp (623 words)

	Al Basrah Map, Map of Al Basrah \| infohub.com
		Here you will find a treasure of information with regard to map of Al Basrah as well as a wealth of information on the subject of Al Basrah maps.
		This "maps of Al Basrah" page will be updated frequently, so visit early and visit often.
		A nice map of Al Basrah City, Iraq.
	www.infohub.com /Maps/al_basrah_map_2436.html (105 words)

	Basra Governorate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Basra province, or Al Basrah province, is a province in the nation of Iraq.
		Other major cities include Corna (Eden) and Az Zubayi and Umm Qasrand Abu Al Khaseeb.
		The province has international borders with Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basra_Governorate (320 words)

	Coalition Maritime Forces Revise Iraqi Oil Terminal Protection Procedures
		U.S. Marines from the 1st Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team (FAST) Battalion, of Norfolk, Va., are providing extra security along with the Iraqi security teams after an attempted suicide attack on Iraqi oil terminals on April 25th.
		Two U.S. Navy Sailors and one Coast Guardsmen were killed during the coordinated attacks against the Khawr Al Amaya (KAAOT) and Al Basrah (ABOT) oil terminals, located roughly 19 miles from Iraq's main port of Basrah.
		Both oil terminals - originally named Khor Al Abdullah and Mina Al Bakr - were secured by U.S. Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) and Polish Special Forces during the opening hours of Operation Iraqi Freedom, March 2003.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=13177 (932 words)

	Basrah Marsh Rehabilitation Conference Programme
		All conference sessions will be in the halls of the Marine Science Centre, Basrah University, except the opening session that will be in the Oil Sport Club.
		V-3 "Cancer in Basrah: Patterns and causes: A new hypothesis," Judda Kadhim Hassin and Saad Shaheen, College of Medicine, Basrah University
		VI-6 "Study of physical and chemical properties of the water, sediments and soil of the Thi-Qar marshes," Razzaq Gh.
	www.public.iastate.edu /~mariposa/MarinaMesopotamica/programme.htm (2360 words)

	U.S., Iraqi Maritime Forces Keep Watch Over Oil Terminals on Election Day
		MSD-22 is currently providing security for the ABOT as part of a joint effort between United States and coalition forces to provide security against terrorist attacks to Iraq’s oil platforms.
		AL BASRAH OIL TERMINAL, North Arabian Gulf (NNS) -- U.S., Iraqi and coalition naval forces have been on station and on watch aboard the Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminals (ABOT and KAAOT) since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, protecting key Iraqi infrastructure nodes.
		“We're providing point defense and close security for the Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminals,” said Lt. Cmdr.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=16843 (656 words)

	Coalition aircraft strike targets south of Al Basrah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Coalition aircraft strike targets south of Al Basrah
		s south of Al Basrah near Ash Shuaybah.
		Our actions today are an appropriate response to these threats and are in support of U.N. mandates."
	www.fas.org /news/iraq/1999/03/n19990304_990343.htm (296 words)

	Basrah police cell on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Taken in Al Basrah, IQ (See more photos here)
		A prisoner at the Al Hadi police station in Basrah.
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	www.flickr.com /photos/jimbirt/262201591 (92 words)

	Sleeping in the shade on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Exhausted British tank crewmen sleeping on the turret of their Challenger 2 in the shade of an underpass on the outskirts of Basrah.
		Resting in such an unguarded way would normally be unthinkable here, but today there is a heavy army presence around them and they can afford to relax for a while.
		It is difficult to learn a real Basrah.
	www.flickr.com /photos/jimbirt/280524360 (144 words)

	Al Basrah, Iraq Map & Placename Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Local Map of Al Basrah, Al Basrah, Iraq
		Local Map of Kut al Hau Basluu, Al Basrah, Iraq
		Local Map of Nazai al Joi, Al Basrah, Iraq
	www.multimap.com /index/IZ3.htm (214 words)

	Am I Right - Song Parodies, Al Basrah
		Am I Right - Song Parodies, Al Basrah
		down in the iraqi town ol al Basrah,
		I am on the hill overlooking al Basrah,
	www.amiright.com /parody/70s/martyrobbins1.shtml (503 words)

	Military Photos and Videos - Al Basrah Oil Terminal - Powered by PhotoPost
		Military Photos and Videos - Al Basrah Oil Terminal - Powered by PhotoPost
		Iraqi private security officers and Sailors assigned to Mobile Security Force Detachment Two Two (MSD-22), stand watch aboard the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT).
		MSD-22 is providing security for Iraq's oil terminals as part of a joint effort between United States and coalition forces to provide security against terrorist attacks to Iraq's oil platforms.
	www.militaryspot.com /gallery/showphoto.php?photo=167 (114 words)

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