Basra

Basra (Arabic: ٱلْبَصْرَة, romanized: al-Baṣrah) or Basrah is a port city in southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul.

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Basra
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"Record Salinity Crisis in Iraq Devastates Farmers and Livestock in Basra"

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