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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)

	Basrah East
		Basrah East Co. - Has been lately awarded one of the biggest refurbishment projects of gas plants in Iraq, which hopefully, after completion will boost the LPG production of the South gas plants to 3000 tons / day, which in turn will assist in solving LPG shortage.
		The project is for the full rehabilitation & restoration of the North Rumaila Natural Gas Liquids (NR NGL) facility located at north of Basrah city to support the production of 3000 metric tons per day of LPG for the country of Iraq.
		The project is for the full rehabilitation & restoration of the LPG Bulk Storage Facility located at Um Qasr south of Basrah city to support the production of 3000 metric tons of LPG for the country of Iraq.
	www.basraheast.com (275 words)

	University Life in Basrah Today
		Established in 1964 near the Persian Gulf coast in Iraq's second-largest city, Basrah University was once the envy of the Arab world and Middle Eastern higher education.
		Because Basrah was close to the Gulf and the border with Iran, the war destroyed the city, particularly the University.
		I also met the Deputy Dean of Basrah Technical Institute, Dr. Abdul Hafez Aweid, in an old rented building in the center of the city that was serving as temporary facilities.
	www.public.iastate.edu /~mariposa/hamid1.htm (1324 words)

	Assessments: Iraq, Iraq: Basrah - Post-February 22 emergency IDP monitoring and assessments, May 15 – Oct 10, ...
		Due to its strategic position in the oil-pipeline route and to its seaport facilities serving the whole of Iraq, Basrah city, the capital of the governorate, is the key socio-economic and administrative center of Southern Iraq.
		Basrah's relative high level of infrastructure and its strategic position in the south has attracted IDPs for decades, and even more since the bombing of the Al-Askari shine on February 22, 2006.
		Their current districts of displacement within Basrah are Basrah city (with 378 families, this governorate has the most displaced), Abu Al-Khaseeb (94 families), Al-Midaina (123 families), Al-Qurna (38 families), Al-Zubair (152 families), Fao (3 families), and Shatt Al-Arab (13 families).
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-6VADD9?OpenDocument (1925 words)

	With the 7th Field Hospital in Basrah, Part 1
		Once on the ground at Basrah International Airport (IAP), we were almost immediately taken to the bus waiting for us on apron and escorted by two jeeps of the Czech military police.
		In the 1970s Basrah was one of the nicest cities in the Middle East, frequently compared with Venice because of these channels.
		The sun-set over Basrah: this is the sight from one of the many containers in the compound towards south.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/article_373.shtml (1513 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 has seen a population increase of over half a million people since the 1987 census estimates released by the former regime.
		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.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-6VRDRC?OpenDocument (1448 words)

	Gulf Region Division
		The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow southward and join together to form the Shatt al-Arab waterway and the port city of Basrah straddles this river.
		Since Basrah lies at the end of Iraq’s river systems the water further upstream is cleaner than what is drawn from the Schatt al-Arab or adjacent stretches of the Tigris River.
		Problems were compounded when the marshes northwest of Basrah were completely drained which removed the filtering effect of plant life and allowed salts in the form of calcium, potassium and sodium chlorides to mix into canal water.
	www.grd.usace.army.mil /news/releases/recon040606.html (486 words)

	Fayrouz In Beaumont: My Basrah
		You have to know that now in Basrah there is killing between Sunni and Shia like in Baghdad.
		In Basrah we have a lot of Sunni-Shia mixed families.
		His death brought the number of journalists and media assistants killed in Iraq since the start of the war in March 2003 to 88, of whom 12 have been killed since the beginning of 2006.
	fayrouz.blogspot.com /2006/04/my-basrah.html (644 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)

	Mehdi Army Beats Assyrian Female Student to Death
		Students of the Basrah and Shatt Al-Arab universities in Basrah city have been on strike for the last three days as a reaction to the attack last week by Sadrists and Mahdi Army militiamen on tens of students organising a field trip or a picnic at Al-Andalus park, downtown Basrah.
		And listen to this; 'Sadr's office in Basrah offers to provide the universities of Basrah with groups to protect the students in their future field trips.' This following Sheikh As'ad Al-Basri's fiery statements that the students had 'disobeyed his orders, and the stick was for those who disobeyed,' alasa limen asa.
		Friends from Basrah say the sit-in at Basrah university is still in effect, with Sadr's militia now threatening to bomb the campus with mortars if the students do not return to their classes.
	www.aina.org /news/20050324155721.htm (828 words)

	Abstracts from Basrah Marsh Rehabilitation Conference
		The present study is part of a stock assessment program on marsh fishes, concerned with some preliminary indicators to clarify the impact of rehabilitation on fish biology in the Huwaiza, Basrah and Central Marshes.
		Most of these species were recorded in Basrah Marsh (27), while 17 species each were recorded in the Huwaiza and Central Marshes.
		Chitin was isolated from the shrimp's shell and was transformed to Chitosan by deacetylation.
	www.public.iastate.edu /~mariposa/MarinaMesopotamica/abstracts1.htm (1618 words)

	USAID Announces Completion of Basrah Reservoir Rehabilitation
		The work brings a substantial improvement in the city of Basrah's water supply, and by mid-summer 2004 the quality and volume of fully treated water will surpass pre-war conditions.
		Due to its high salinity, groundwater in Al Basrah is largely not drinkable.
		After passing through a settling reservoir north of the Basrah airport, water from the canal is pumped to 23 plants around Basrah City, which treat it and distribute it into the city distribution system.
	www.waterandwastewater.com /www_services/news_center/publish/article_00107.shtml (503 words)

	Defence Internet \| Defence News \| Iraqi firefighters reach milestone at Basrah Airport
		The exercise was run by the RAF fire fighters of 903 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW), Basrah Air Station (BAS), who currently have responsibility for the first-line crash response at the airport.
		The Exercise is the culmination of four months hard work for the Iraqi fire fighters as they completed a new training package, and represents a major development in the capability of the IFS to act independently.
		Based on the scenario of a Fokker 40 aircraft suffering engine problems in the Basrah International Airport circuit, the IFS was raised through the emergency alert states, and responded in impressively quick time.
	www.mod.uk /DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/IraqiFirefightersReachMilestoneAtBasrahAirport.htm (582 words)

	Basra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The University of Basrah was founded in 1967.
		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/Basrah (3167 words)

	ShaibahBasrah
		Basrah lies at the head of the Persian Gulf and is the main port for Iraq.
		RAF Basrah also accommodated seaplane & flying boats.
		RAF Shaibah lay in the desert 13 miles away from Basrah and was renowned for the
	www.habbaniya.org /ShaibahBasrah.html (164 words)

	Basrah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		BASRAH is the largest city in southern Iraq, situated on the west bank of Shatt Al-Arab, 55 kms.
		Basrah is important in terms of Iraq's and Islam's history,
		north of Basrah is Qurna at the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates: according to legend, it is the site of the
	www.iraqchat.com /Irqbsrh.htm (129 words)

	Global Health Council - U.S. Aid Revives Basrah School
		BASRAH, Iraq - Sajad Jawad Eqbal, 9, smiled as he watched Iraqi workmen hauling buckets of mud up on a ladder to fix the roof that had leaked all last year, canceling school day after day last year.
		A U.S. foreign aid program has paid for the repair of the roof his Al Aqad Al Fareed school in old Basrah, located along a canal that for centuries allowed traders to ship goods imported from the Persian Gulf.
		The American help was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development which supplied the $91,000 to fix the school to Research Triangle Institute (RTI) of Virginia, a development agency.
	www.globalhealth.org /reports/report.php3?id=114 (298 words)

	The Prevalence Of Atopic Eczema / Dermatitis Syndrome (AEDS) In Basrah Providence, IRAQ
		The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of atopic eczema/ dermatitis syndrome in various age groups of both sexes in Basrah governorate, IRAQ.
		The patients were suffering from atopic dermatitis attending the out patients of department of dermatology of main hospitals in Basrah governorate (out patients based study), in addition to specialized private clinics.
		We concluded that there is a high prevalence ratio of atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome in the Basrah region.
	www.ispub.com /ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijd/vol3n2/aeds.xml (1332 words)

	Al Basrah Apartments for rent Al Basrah apartment rentals, Al Basrah furnished apartments to rent.
		Sublet.com is the national resource for every type of rental: short term rentals, long term rentals, furnished apartment rentals, unfurnished apartment rentals, rooms for rent, roommates, rent with pets, apartment rentals without pets, rent with good credit and bad credit, expensive and inexpensive rentals.
		Al Basrah apartment rentals and houses for rent are posted daily by Al Basrah owners, property managers and roommates.
		Al Basrah apartment rentals, sublets, rooms and potential Al Basrah renters have not been screened, verified or evaluated.
	www.sublet.com /City_Rentals/AlBasrah_Rentals.asp (204 words)

	Iraq: rehabilitation works in Basrah
		The ICRC has completed several major rehabilitation projects in the southern Iraqi city of Basrah.
		Today, the ICRC completed the rehabilitation of the mortuary fridges at Basrah's medico-legal institute, allowing it to store up to 90 bodies at a time.
		A few months ago, the ICRC also rehabilitated the mortuaries of Basrah's Al-Faiha hospital.
	www.icrc.org /web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/iraq-news-060829!OpenDocument (197 words)

	Basrah International Airport Opens to Commercial Flights
		BASRAH, Iraq - After almost 20 years of sporadic flying and finally being grounded, the first Iraqi Airways flight landed at Basrah International Airport June 4 with the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region South.
		The Corps' goal is to give the Iraqis a functioning civil aviation airport that will allow planes with passengers to land and take off, both domestically and internationally, according to Robert Vanoer, resident engineer for the Basrah Resident Office, Gulf Region District South.
		Razek, airport director for 15 years, said he is excited about the changes and the fact that flights are now coming in and out of Basrah International Airport.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usa2_061705.00.html (728 words)

	Basrah Presidential Site - Iraq Leadership Facilities
		Other accounts suggest that the most impressive presidential residence is Qasr-Shatt al-Arab, a complex of buildings [said to be bigger than the palace at Versailles] and four artificial lakes built along the waterway that separates Iraq and Iran.
		Three senior diplomats and 21 experts from UNSCOM and IAEA proceeded to Basrah in a road journey of over six hours and completed their visit to the presidential site on 30 March.
		They stayed the night in Basrah and returned to Baghdad on 31 March.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/basrah-cc.htm (495 words)

	University of Basrah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The University of Basrah is situated in the city of Basra, Iraq.
		For historic reasons the final -h is retained on Basrah in the name of the University.
		Founded in 1964 to meet the needs of southern Iraq, the University of Basrah was at first affiliated with the University of Baghdad, but in 1967 it became an independent body.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_Basrah (152 words)

	Basrah Index Page
		Henry Hogger, Governorate Coordinator of Basrah, delivers fire command vehicles.
		The aim of the Basrah Governorate Team is to support the work of the Interim Council in all aspects of the reconstruction and development process.
		The measures of success for the Team’s performance will be visible evidence that our work has significantly enhanced the development of Basrah Governorate; and the positive reaction of the Governorate’s citizens to the contribution being made by the CPA to that development.
	www.cpa-iraq.org /regions/south/provinces/basrah/index.htm (77 words)

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		It is an attempt to improve "the living level" in the city which witnessed lately some security disturbances.
		Burbridge continued that another element has been added to the plan and that is to rid the police force from the militia members who penetrated it.
		He considered "the key to success in Basrah is providing a secure enough environments that enables Iraqi security forces from controlling things here and then hand over the security file to it.
	www.iraqdirectory.com /DisplayNews.aspx?id=2216 (554 words)

	First Lady, Rice Attend Gala for Basrah Children's Hospital
		Other staff members of the future hospital, chosen by local health authorities in Basrah, have been training in the United States, including the doctor who will be in charge of the hospital and the hospital's lead surgeon.
		Everyone involved in the establishment of the Basrah Children's Hospital can be proud. Iraqi parents and children are hopeful for a bright future. Every country's success depends upon the health and well-being of its children. And by working together, we can help future generations of Iraqi children grow up strong and healthy.
		The Basrah Children's Hospital Project, and the many other partnerships we are forging with the Iraqis and the private sector, testifies to the long-term commitment of the United States to Iraq's democracy and to Iraq's people.
	usinfo.state.gov /xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2005&m=October&x=20051019161534cpataruk6.217593e-02&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html (1046 words)

	Live Streaming Poetry Event in Basrah \| The News is NowPublic.com
		Just read on nettime that Streamtime.org will be covering a poetry festival in Basrah.
		From April 1st till 4th the Iraqi poetry carnival Merbed will take place in Basrah, in the south of Iraq.
		This major cultural event is organized by the Writers Association of Iraq with support of the Ministry of Culture.
	www.nowpublic.com /live_streaming_poetry_event_in_basrah (211 words)

	ZNet \|Iraq \| British Forces Arrest 12 Police Officers in Basrah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Basrah -- British forces raided yesterday morning the home of Major Jasim Hasan, the deputy director of the Criminal Intelligence Division in Basrah and arrested him with other members of his family, as well as his four guards.
		The demonstrators shouted slogans against British troops, threatening anyone who collaborates with them, and affirming that the demonstrations will go on in front of the Governorate offices until their demands are satisfied.
		Abu-Salam al-Khazaali, a member of the Basrah Governorate Council, said that it is high time to put an end to the behavior of the British, who "assaulted officers of the Police directorate and their families," adding that "these officers are among the best members of the security services."...
	www.zmag.org /content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=15&ItemID=9588 (258 words)

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