Basra
The origin and history of Basra.
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra) and Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra), from ال (al-, “the, land of the”) plus بَصْرَة (baṣra, “overseer”).
The origin and history of Basra.
From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra) and Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra), from ال (al-, “the, land of the”) plus بَصْرَة (baṣra, “overseer”).
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