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'''Basra''' ([[Arabic]]: ''Al Basrah'') is the second largest city and main port of Iraq, located in the south of the country on the [[Shatt al-Arab]] waterway. It is the metropolis of the Shi'ite south of Iraq, and the centre of the country's oil industry. Following the Second Gulf War of 2003, Basra was occupied by [[British]] forces until 2007, when conttrol was formally ceded to the Iraqi authorities.

'''Basra''' ([[Arabic]]: ''Al Basrah'') is the second largest city and main port of Iraq, located in the south of the country on the [[Shatt al-Arab]] waterway. It is the metropolis of the Shi'ite south of Iraq, and the centre of the country's oil industry. Following the Second Gulf War of 2003, Basra was occupied by [[British]] forces until 2007, when conttrol was formally ceded to the Iraqi authorities.

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[[Category:Iraqi Cities and Towns]]

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