The BasraGovernorateBasragovernorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other Governorates of Iraq governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk . Background One seat in the election is reserved for Assyrian Christian s ref http english.people.com.cn 90001 90777 90854 6526675.html Iraqi parliament approves amendment for provincial election law , Xinhua , 2008 11 03 ref Basra is the main oil producing and transit centre in Iraq, which has led to intense competition over control of its Governorate. ref name LAT It has been the centre of competition between the al Maliki Federal government, which controls the police and army, the Islamic Virtue Party Governor of Basra which controls the Oil Protection Corps and local militias from the Sadrist Movement and Tharallah . Following the Battle of Basra 2008 Battle of Basra in 2008, the central government seized control of the city s streets from the Sadrist Movement and the security situation improved. In April 2007, SIIC successfully brought a no confidence motion against Governor Waili. This dismissal was ratified by Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki in July, but eventually overturned by the Supreme ... of Iraq covering only the governorate of Basrah. ref http www.alsumaria.tv en Iraq News 1 24661 Basra heading towards independent region.html Basra heading towards independent region , Al Sumaria , 2008 ... 20 ref Results Basragovernorate election, 2009 See also Assyrian politics in Iraq Iraqi Governorate Elections 2009 References reflist Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 Category Iraqi governorate elections ... In Basra, political skirmishing heats up as elections near , Los Angeles Times , 2008 12 28 ... stood for the first time. ref http www.historiae.org candidates.asp The Candidate Lists Are Out Basra More Fragmented, Sadrists Pursuing Several Strategies? , Historiae , 2008 12 12 ref Basra Region ... basra initiative.asp The Basra Federalism Initiative Enters Stage Two , Historiae , 2008 12 ... more details
and Stabilization missions in BasraGovernorate and surrounding areas. 2005 Political groups and their ideology ... Infobox settlement official name Basra other name Al Ba rah native name lang ar for cities ... Leave blank for the default City motto image skyline Basra Shatt Al Arab.jpg imagesize 300px image caption Basra city image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size city logo citylogo size image map Basra location.PNG mapsize map caption Location of Basra image map1 mapsize1 ... flag Iraq subdivision type1 Governorate subdivision name1 Basrah Governorate subdivision type2 subdivision ... info website http www.basragov.net footnotes Infobox ends Basra lang ar United States Board on Geographic Names BGN Al Ba rah is the capital of BasraGovernorate , in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran . It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009. ref name hhcom1.co.cc Basra ... . File Mnawibashahotel.jpg thumb Mnawi Basha Hotel File Basra canal.jpg thumb A Canal in Basra ... Shi a. The area surrounding Basra has substantial large petroleum resources and many oil well s. The city also has Basra International Airport an international airport , with service into Baghdad with Iraqi Airways the nation s flag airline. Basra is in a fertile agriculture agricultural region, with major ... estimated to be more convert 115 Goilbbl , most of it from Basra. 80 of Basra s oil bearing fields is unexplored. In Basra the vast majority of the population are ethnic Arabs of the Adnanite or the Qahtanite tribes. The main tribes that are located in Basra are Al Emarah , Bani Tamim , Bani ... tide. The tides at Basra fall by about convert 2.7 m ft sp us . Citation needed date March 2007 For a long time, Basra was known for the superior quality of its dates. ref Produced the finest dates known 1st paragraph. http www.1911encyclopedia.org Basra retrieved 26 August 2007 ref History First millennium File Old city of Basra 1954.jpg thumb right Shanasheel of the old part of Basra city, 1954 ... more details
wiktionary BasraBasra is the second largest city in Iraq. Basra may also refer to tocright Places Places in Iraq BasraGovernorate in Iraq, a former province of the Ottoman Empire Basra Province, Ottoman Empire Elsewhere Basra, Morocco , archaeological site in Morocco Basra, Pakistan , village in Chakwal District, Pakistan Basrah, Yemen , a village in Yemen People Al Hariri of Basra , Arab poet, scholar of the Arabic language and a high government official of the Seljuk Empire David of Basra , Christian Metropolitan bishop Geeta Basra , Bollywood actress Riaz Basra , Pakistani militant Education University of Basrah , Iraqi university Transport Basra International Airport , the second largest international airport in Iraq Other uses Basra Reed warbler , an Iraqi bird Battle of Basra 1914 , a battle between British and Ottoman troops in World War I Basra game , a card game widely played in Lebanon and Egypt Basra clan , a Jat clan found in India and Pakistan Basra album Basra album , a 1965 Blute Note jazz album by Pete La Roca, featuring Joe Henderson Basra film Basra film , a 2010 Hindi film directed by Navdeep Singh See also Basara disambiguation Basar disambiguation disambig geo fa ru ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Basra Province native name other name BasraGovernorate image map Al Basra map.svg mapsize 200px settlement type Province coordinates display inline,title coordinates region IQ subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Iraq subdivision type1 Capital subdivision name1 Basra latd 30 latm 22 latNS N longd 47 longm 22 longEW E population as of 2011 Estimate population total 3,500,000 density km2 area total km2 19070 Image Basra Province 1897.png thumb 250px Basra Bassorah Vilayet in 1897 Basra Province lang ar Al Ba ra or BasraGovernorate is a Governorates of Iraq province in southern Iraq , bordering Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east. The provincial capital is the city of Basra . Other districts of Basra include Al Qurnah , Az ... of civilization Geographic location Centre BasraGovernorate North Maysan Governorate Northeast ... Kingdom took over the former Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire Ottoman vilayets of Basra Vilayet Ottoman Empire Basra , Baghdad Province, Ottoman Empire Baghdad and Mosul Province, Ottoman ... Governorate , Kuwait Southwest West Al Muthanna Governorate Northwest Dhi Qar Governorate Provinces of Iraq Category Basra Province Category Provinces of Iraq Category Fertile Crescent Iraq geo stub ar arc az B sr el bn bg cs Basra guvernor t cy Basra talaith da Al Basrah de Basra Gouvernement et Al Ba rah kubernerkond es Gobernaci n de Basora eo Gubernio Basra fa fr Al Basra province ko id Kegubernuran Basra it Governatorato di Bassora ku Besre par zgeh hu Baszra korm nyz s g arz ms Pentadbiran Basrah nl Basra gouvernement ja no Basra provins pnb pl Basra prowincja Iraku pt Ba or prov ncia ru sco Basra Province simple Basra Province ckb fi Basra maakunta sv Basra provins tg tr Basra ili zh ... more details
Battle of Basra may refer to Battle of Basra 1914 Battle of Basra 2003 Battle of Basra 2008 See also Battle of Bassorah , in AD 656 Battle of Bosra , in AD 634 Operation Ramadan Iranian attack on Basra in 1982 part of the Iran Iraq War . Disambig Category Basra pl Bitwa pod Basr ru ... more details
About the Moroccan archaeological site of Basra the city of the same name in Iraq BasraBasra, Morocco , nicknamed Basra al Hamra Basra the Red , is an archaeological site in Morocco . It was originally a summer capital of the Idrisid dynasty from the 8th to 10th centuries. It is situated on the road from Souq al Arba to Ouezzane, about 40 km from the Atlantic coast and 20 km south of Ksar al Kebir. It was named after the famous city of Basra in Iraq . The geographer and traveller Ibn Hawqal in the 9th century described it as a flourishing commercial centre. The main productions were cotton and cereals. The red earth fortifications which gave it its nickname were destroyed in 979 but the city lingered on. By the time of Leo Africanus it was in ruins. References D. Eustache, Al Basra, capital idrisside et son port . Hesp ris , 1956, 133 195. An important study. Ahmed Siraj, L Image de la Tingitane. L historiographie arabe medievale et l Antiquite nord africaine . cole Fran aise de Rome, 1995. ISBN 2 7283 0317 7. pp 558 565 discusses various problems connected with the archaeology and historiography. External links http www.minculture.gov.ma fr sitiAl 20Basra.htm Moroccan government web page for the site coord 34 48 19 N 5 52 11 W type city source kolossus frwiki display title Category History of Morocco Morocco geo stub ca Al Basra Marroc fr Basra Maroc it Basra Marocco ... more details
The Basra is a clan of Jats found in both Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India . History and origin According to their traditions, the tribe is descended from Basrai, a Saroha Rajput . Most of the popular personalities of Basra s include Riaz Basra 1967 14 May 2002 was a Pakistani militant involved in sectarian fighting with Shia elements in Pakistan. Basra founded the militant organization Lashkar e Jhangvi in 1996 Geeta Basra born on 13 March 1984 is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. So far she has starred in two films Distribution Basra Jats are found mainly near Gharial Kalan, Kharial Khurd,Bule Chak, Akbarian Bhagian, Hamidpur and Gundowal in the district Sheikhupura , Kali Subha District Gujranwala and Raya tehsil of Sialkot District , Punjab, Pakistan. They claim Phagwara in the Kapurthala District , Punjab, India as their home. Famine drove them with their herds to the jungles of Sialkot and they settled at Kali and in the neighborhood. In India, Phagwara remains a stronghold of this tribe. They are also found at Bangala and Umarpur in Phillaur Tehsil of Jalandhar District . Religion The Basra Jats are Muslim in Pakistan and Hindus Sikhs in India . References A Glossary of the Tribes & Castes of Punjab by H. A Rose Updated by Ijaz Basra on 30 August 2011 Gotras of Jats DEFAULTSORT Basra Clan Category Jat Category Punjabi tribes Category Jat clans Category Jat clans of Pakistan Category Jat clans of Punjab ... more details
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BLP IMDB refimprove only yes date April 2010 Infobox person name Geeta Basra image Geeta Basra FilmiTadka.jpg caption Geeta Basra at Lakme Fashion Week 2011 birth date birth date and age df yes 1984 3 13 birth place Portsmouth , England years active Since 2006 occupation Film actress Geeta Basra born on 13 March 1984 is an Indian actress who has appeared in only two Bollywood films. Basra was born to Punjabi Indian parents in Portsmouth on the south coast of England, but now resides in Mumbai. She has studied acting at Kishore Namit Kapoor s Acting School. She was first seen in the Emraan Hashmi starrer Dil Diya Hai in 2006. Her second release, The Train 2007 film The Train 2007 , was also opposite Hashmi. She played Roma, a working woman who gets caught up in an extramarital affair. Basra is also seen in the music video for the Sukshinder Shinda and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan song Ghum Sum Ghum Sum , playing the love interest of the male protagonist. Geeta denies her relationship with cricketer Harbhajan Singh , stating that they are merely good friends . ref http showbiz99.com geeta basra denies her relationship with harbhajan singh ref Geeta has a brother ten years younger, Rahul. Filmography class wikitable sortable style background f5f5f5 font size 90 style background B0C4DE Year Film Role Language class unsortable Notes rowspan 1 2006 Dil Diya Hai Hindi rowspan 1 2007 The Train 2007 film The Train Hindi rowspan 1 2012 Zilla Ghaziabad Hindi Filming References Reflist External links IMDB name id 2292877 name Geeta Basra Persondata NAME Basra, Geeta DATE OF BIRTH 13 March 1984 PLACE OF BIRTH Portsmouth, England DEFAULTSORT Basra, Geeta Category Indian film actors Category 1984 births Category Living people india actor stub ... more details
from which they were gathered. ref name asia The capital of the vilayet, Basra , was an important ... links Cite EB1911 title Basra url http www.1911encyclopedia.org Basra first last volume pages Iraq ... Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire in Asia Category Ottoman Iraq ar de Vilayet Basra lv Basras vil jets ru tr Basra Vilayeti ... more details
A governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is headed by a governor . As English speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either State administrative division states , provinces , or colonies , the term governorate is often used in translation from non English speaking administrations. The most common usage is as a translation of the Arabic language Arabic Muhafazah rarely Wilayah . It may also refer to the guberniya and Governor General general gubernatorstvo of Imperial Russia or the 34 es Categor a Gobernaciones indianas gobernaciones of Spanish Empire Imperial Spain . Arab countries The term governorate is widely used in Arab countries to describe an administrative unit. Some governorates combine more than one wilayah others closely follow traditional boundaries inherited from the Ottoman Empire s vilayet system. With the exception of Tunisia, all translations into the term governorate originate in the Arabic word muhafazah . Governorates of Bahrain Governorates of Egypt Governorates of Iraq official translation, sometimes also translated as province Governorates of Jordan Governorates of Kuwait Governorates of Lebanon Governorates of Oman Governorates of Palestine Governorates of Saudi Arabia Governorates of Syria Governorates of Tunisia ... in lang de Regierungsbezirk , which is sometimes translated into English as governorate. Citation .... The German based on a traditional Prussia n term is sometimes translated as General Governorate . Romania During World War II, Romania administrated three governorates Bessarabia Governorate Romania Bessarabia Governorate , Bukovina Governorate and Transnistria World War II Transnistria Governorate ... City is exercised by the Governorate for Vatican City State. The President of the Pontifical ... of the Governorate. The other key officers of the Governorate are the General Secretary and the Vice ... no Guvernement pt Governorate sco Govrenorate sk Guvernor t sv Guvernement ur ... more details
Infobox military person name Billa Basra image caption birth date Birth date and age 1967 death date Death date and age YYYY MM DD YYYY MM DD placeofburial label placeofburial birth place Sargodha , Pakistan death place placeofburial coordinates coord LAT LONG display inline,title nickname allegiance Sipah Sahaba Pakistan , Lashkar e Jhangvi branch serviceyears rank unit commands battles awards relations laterwork Riaz Basra 1967 14 May 2002 was a Pakistani militant involved in sectarian fighting with Shia elements in Pakistan. Basra founded the militant organization Lashkar e Jhangvi in 1996. Riaz Basra was born in Chak Chah Thandiwala, Sargodha, in 1967. He studied at madrassas in Lahore and Sargodha before joining the militant group Sipah e Sahaba in 1985. Basra allegedly served in the Afghan War on the Mujahideen Afghanistan mujahideen side, receiving a bullet wound in the leg. ref Shamsul Islam Naz http www.dawn.com 2002 05 17 fea.htm Basra encounter a poorly staged drama Dawn Pakistan , May 17, 2002 ref In 1996, Basra broke from Sipah e Sahaba to form his own anti Shia organization Lashkar e Jhangvi . The organization takes its name from the deceased founder of Sipah e Sahaba, Haq Nawaz Jhangvi , who was killed in a retaliatory bomb attack by Shia militants on 23 February 1990. ref http www.satp.org satporgtp countries pakistan terroristoutfits Ssp.htm Sipah e Sahaba Pakistan, Terrorist Group of Pakistan South Asian Terrorism Portal. ref Basra was himself killed in a shootout in a Shia village in Vehari district , Punjab Pakistan Punjab . ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi south asia 1987468.stm Police kill Pakistan s most wanted man BBC News, 14 May 2002 ref Basra and three other Lashkar e Jhangvi members had come to stage an attack on a prominent Shia, but were met with armed ... reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Basra, Riaz ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Basra, Riaz Category People from Sargodha District Category Punjabi people Category ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name Eyalet i Basra common name Basra Eyalet subdivision Eyalet nation the Ottoman Empire year start 1538 year end 1862 date start date end event start event end p1 Safavid dynasty flag p1 Safavid Flag.png s1 Basra Vilayet Ottoman Empire flag s1 image flag flag type image coat image map Basra Eyalet, Ottoman Empire 1609 .png image map size 280px image map caption Basra Eyalet in 1609 capital Basra today flag Iraq Area and population of a given year stat year1 stat area1 stat pop1 stat year2 stat area2 stat pop2 footnotes Basra Eyalet was a eyalet of the Ottoman Empire . Its reported area in the 19th century was convert 9872 sqmi km2 . ref Google books zSNUAAAAYAAJ The Popular encyclopedia or, conversations lexicon, Volume 6 page 698 ref It had a Defterdar and Kehiya of the Chavush es but neither Alai beg nor Cheribashi because there were no ziamets or Timars , the lands being all rented by the governor. ref name narratives Google books 66hCAAAAcAAJ page 90 Narrative of travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the ..., Volume 1 By Evliya elebi , Joseph von Hammer Purgstall ref History Basra had formerly a hereditary government mulkiat , but it was reduced to an ordinary eyalet when conquered by Sultan Mohammed IV . ref name narratives In 1534, when the Ottomans Capture of Baghdad 1534 captured Baghdad , Rashid al Mughamis , the Bedouin emir who then controlled Basra, submitted to Ottomans. ref name otm enc Google books QjzYdCxumFcC page 78 Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire By G bor goston, Bruce Alan Masters ref Basra became an Ottoman province in 1538, ref http www.dergiler.ankara.edu.tr dergiler 19 1152 13561.pdf The Ottoman Turks and the Portuguese in the Arab Gulf 1534 1581 p. 2 ref and an Ottoman governor was appointed by 1546. ref name otm enc The eyalet was later subordinated to Baghdad Eyalet Baghdad during the Mamluk rule in Iraq ... page 19 Basra, the failed Gulf state separatism and nationalism in southern Iraq By Reidar Visser ref ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Basra name settlement type image skyline imagesize 240px image alt image caption image map mapsize 150 px map alt map caption latd 32.46 latm lats latNS longd 71.59 longm longs longEW coordinates type region PK type city coordinates display inline,title pushpin map Pakistan pushpin label position left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map alt pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption coordinates region PK subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Pakistan subdivision type1 Subdivisions of Pakistan Province subdivision name1 Punjab Pakistan Punjab population total population as of population est pop est as of population footnotes area total km2 elevation m 350 elevation m min elevation m max population density km2 leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 area code area code type List of dialling codes of Pakistan Calling code timezone1 Pakistan Standard Time PST utc offset1 5 website footnotes Basra is a village of Chakwal District in the Punjab Pakistan Punjab province of Pakistan . It is located at 32 46 43N 71 59 4E with an altitude of 350 metres 1151 feet . The village is inhabited by the Basra tribe of the Jats ref http www.fallingrain.com world PK 4 Basra.html Location of Basra Falling Rain Genomics ref References Reflist Category Chakwal District Chakwal geo stub fr Basra Pakistan ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Basra Type Album Artist Pete La Roca Cover Basra album .jpg Released 1965 Recorded May 19, 1965 br small Van Gelder Studio , Englewood Cliffs Genre Jazz Length 40 43 Label Blue Note Records Blue Note br small BST 84205 Producer Alfred Lion Chronology Pete La Roca This album Basra br 1965 Next album Turkish Women at the Bath br 1965 Basra is the debut album by American drummer Pete La Roca , recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note Records Blue Note label. ref name Blue Note discography http www.jazzdisco.org blue note records catalog 4200 series blp 4205 Blue Note Records discography accessed November 23, 2010 ref Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated It is strange to realize that drummer Pete La Roca only led two albums during the prime years of his career, for this CD reissue of his initial date is a classic . ref name Allmusic Yanow, S. Allmusic class album id basra r142392 pure url yes Allmusic Review accessed November 23, 2010 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 4.5 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing All compositions by Pete La Roca except as indicated Malague a song Malague a Ernesto Lecuona 9 01 Candu 6 45 Tears Come from Heaven 5 00 Basra 9 58 Lazy Afternoon John La Touche musician John La Touche , Jerome Moross 5 31 Eiderdown Steve Swallow 4 28 Personnel Pete La Roca drum kit drums Joe Henderson tenor saxophone Steve Kuhn piano Steve Swallow double bass bass References reflist Category Blue Note Records albums Category Pete La Roca albums Category 1965 albums Category Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Category Albums produced by Alfred Lion ... more details
Infobox person name Asif Basra image imagesize caption Asif Basra birthname birth date birth place title date accessdate publisher othername occupation Actor yearsactive 2001 present spouse Asif Basra is an Indian film, television and theater actor. He is best known for his role in the American comedy film Outsourced film Outsourced . Career He performed in Anurag Kashyap s Black Friday 2004 film Black Friday and Rahul Dholakia s Parzania , which received much critical appreciation. He also appeared in Micheal O. Sajbeland s One Night with the King with veteran actors like Omar Sharif and Peter O Toole . ref http www.glamsham.com dramas artists dt.asp?id 93 Profile ref . He also played a role of Tailor in Hindi movie Lamhaa and he also played a role in Bollywood s 2010 top grossing 2010 film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai as Shoib s Emraan Hashmi Father. Theatrical performance Basra is also known for his theatrical performances from playing five different characters in Feroz Khan s production of Mahatma v s Gandhi , a play is considered as one of the most successful in Indian theater. Other performances include a child with spina bifida in Main Bhi Superman and Horatio Hamlet Horatio in Hamlet . ref http www.outsourcedthemovie.com cast.html Movie ref Filmography class wikitable style font size 90 border 2 cellpadding 4 background f9f9f9 align center style background B0C4DE Year style background B0C4DE Film style background B0C4DE Role style background B0C4DE Notes 2003 Quicksand 2003 film Quicksand Airman rowspan 2 2004 Black Friday 2004 film Black Friday Shanawaz Qureshi Love in Nepal Tamil Ram Mohan 2005 Parzania rowspan 3 2006 Outsourced film Outsourced Purohit N. Virajnarianan One Night with the King Cameo Mixed Doubles film Mixed Doubles Doctor 2007 Jab We Met Station vendor 1 2008 Tandoori Love T.V. Kumar 2009 Kushti film Kushti Harilal rowspan 3 2010 Once Upon a Time ... References reflist External links IMDb name 1794460 Persondata NAME Basra, Asif ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... more details
David of Basra , sometimes rendered Dudi of Basra ref name BaumWinkler or David of Charax , ref name Bremmer Cite book first Jan N. last Bremmer title The Apocryphal Acts of St. Thomas isbn 9042910704 url http books.google.com ?id k20p2Shi20cC page 145 publisher Peeters Publishing year 2001 ref was a 3rd and 4th century CE Christian Metropolitan bishop who undertook missionary work in India around the year 300 ref name BaumWinkler Cite book first Wilhelm last Baum coauthor Dietmar W. Winkler title The Church of the East A Concise History publisher Routledge year 2003 url http books.google.com ?id sRO4soRjVkYC page 53 accessdate 2 March 2009 isbn 0415297702 ref 295 in some sources . ref Cite book publisher Pontificium Institutum Orientalium Studiorum title Symposium Syriacum 1972 C l br Dans Les Jours 26 31 Octobre 1972 L Institut Pontifical Oriental de Rome Rapports Et Communications year 1974 url http books.google.com ?id IBBiAAAAMAAJ&q 22david of basra 22&dq 22david of basra 22 ref He is among the earliest documented Christian missionaries in India, ref name BaumWinkler ref name Piepkorn Cite book first Arthur Carl last Piepkorn title Profiles in Belief The Religious Bodies of the United States and Canada publisher Harper and Row year 1977 url http books.google.com ?id eFIXAAAAIAAJ&q 22david of basra 22&dq 22david of basra 22 isbn 9780060665807 ref ref name Moffet Cite book first Samuel H. last Moffet title A History of Christianity in Asia url http books.google.com ?id Z1usVC77H7UC&dq 22chronicle of seert 22&q 22david of basra 22 page 266 publisher Orbis Books year 1998 isbn 1570751625 ref perhaps later only than the Thomas apostle Thomas and India apostle Thomas , who may have visited India in the 1st century, ref name Irvin though sources for the period are fragmentary ... was, though, an early sign of the nascent role of the diocese of Basra as a hub of missionary activity ... Of Basra Category Christianity in India Category Christianity in Iran Category Assyrian Church of the East ... more details
Infobox saint name Saint Hasan of Basra birth date c. 642 CE 21 AH death date c. 728 CE Friday 5th of Rajab 110 AH feast day venerated in Islam image birth place Medina death place Basra caption titles Theologian, Preacher beatified date beatified place beatified by canonized date canonized place canonized by attributes patronage major shrine suppressed date issues influences Prophets of Islam tradition Sunni Islam Hasan Al Basri lang ar full name Al Hasan ibn Abi l Hasan al Basri , 642 728 , was a well known Sunni preacher , theologian , and scholar of Islam who was born in 642 from Persian people Persian ref Michael G. Morony , Iraq After the Muslim Conquest , Gorgias Press LLC, 2006. Excerpt from pg 189 the parents of Al Hasan Al Basri were lower class Persians and came from this part of Iraq Baladhuri, Futuh,344 . ref ref Christopher Melchert, http www.iranicaonline.org articles hasan basri abu said b abil hasan yasar ASANBA RI, ABU SA ID B. ABI L ASAN YAS R , in Encyclop dia Iranica . Accessed April 2010. ref parents. Brought up in the house of Umm Salama , Hasan met ... of 89, the entire population of Basra attended his funeral, so that the first time in history of Basra ... to Basra . As a young man, Hasan took part in the conquests and campaigns in eastern Iran , but he became a famous personality after denouncing arrogance and sin to take up life as pious Muslim in Basra ... Muslim Saints and Mystics , Attar, Trans. A.J. Arberry, Hasan of Basra ref Attar , in his Tadhkiratul ... Muslim Saints and Mystics , Attar, Trans. A.J. Arberry, Hasan of Basra ref Hasan did not take sides ... terms with Umar ibn Abd al Aziz. After the revolt Hasan became a teacher in Basra and founded a school ... held in high regard by the Sufis for his asceticism, ref Hasan of Basra , from Muslim Saints and Mystics ... OF BIRTH 642 PLACE OF BIRTH Medina DATE OF DEATH 728 PLACE OF DEATH Basra DEFAULTSORT Basri, Hasan ... writers Category Tabi un Category People from Basra Category Iranian Sufis Category Mujaddid ar ... more details
Cleanup rewrite date March 2010 Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Basra 2008 partof Iraq War , Civil war in Iraq , Iraq Spring Fighting of 2008 Spring Fighting of 2008 image File Basra location.PNG 250px caption Location of Basra date March 25 31, 2008 place Basra , Iraq result Tactically inconclusive Mahdi Army melted away from Basra strategic Government of Iraq victory combatant1 Image ... militias in battle for Basra publisher Times Online London date 2008 04 06 ref br File Flag of Jihad.svg ... Terror in Basra Under British Occupation , August 8, 2008 ref commander1 Flagicon Iraq Nouri ... in Basra Stalls New York Times ref 4 Mi 17 and 2 UH 1 helicopters 2 C 130 cargo aircraft 3 AMD Alarus ...&NrArticle 76288&NrIssue 2&NrSection 1 15 soldiers killed, 400 wounded since security plan launched in Basra ... killed, 100 wounded in Basra as clashes continue Aswat Aliraq ref small br 400 wounded small ref name ... archives individual 2008 04 013467.php Basra update ref br Losses in equipment br 1 Mi 17 helicopter ... 1 Iraqi copter shot down by gunmen in Basra Aswat Aliraq ref small br 1 BMP 1 and 5 Dzik armored ... Paul Wood http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi middle east 7321461.stm Britain and the Battle For Basra BBC ref ... calls off militias BBC ref Campaignbox Iraq War Campaignbox Mahdi Army For other battles of Basra, see Battle of Basra disambiguation . The Battle of Basra began on March 25, 2008, when the Iraqi Army ... of the Knights in Arabic to drive the Mahdi Army militia out of the southern Iraq i city of Basra ... above Basra providing intelligence and carrying out air strikes in support of Iraqi forces on the ground ... Iraqi Army Takes Last Basra Areas From Sadr Force publisher New York Times date 20 April 2008 url ... ref ref name mnfi20080416 cite web last Karim Jamil title Iraqi army claims it is in full control of Basra ... date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Background See Battle of Basra 2003 Siege of U.K. bases in Basra During the invasion of Iraq , Basra was the first city to fall to Coalition forces, following Battle ... more details
Orenburg Governorate lang ru was an administrative division a guberniya of the Russian Empire with the center in the city of Orenburg . The governorate was created in 1744 from the lands annexed from Siberian Governorate Siberian and Astrakhan Governorate s. In 1782, the governorate, along with Chelyabinsky Uyezd of Perm Viceroyalty were transformed into Ufa Viceroyalty , which was divided into Ufa Oblast Ufa and Orenburg Oblast, Russian Empire Orenburg Oblasts . In 1796, Ufa Viceroyalty was renamed Orenburg Governorate, and in 1865 it was split in two a smaller Orenburg Governorate, and Ufa Governorate . In 1919, Chelyabinsk Governorate was split off from Orenburg Governorate, and in 1928 the governorate was merged into a newly created Middle Volga Oblast . Subdivisions of the Russian Empire coord missing Russia Category Governorates of the Russian Empire Russia geo stub ba de Gouvernement Orenburg it Governatorato di Orenburg kk i ru fi Orenburgin kuvernementti tt zh ... more details
Infobox terrorist attack title 2011 Basra bombings partof Iraqi insurgency image Basra location.PNG location Basra , Iraq target Civilian population date 24 November 2011 time begin time end timezone UTC 3 type Roadside bomb Roadside , motorcycle and a bomb fatalities 19 injuries 65 susperps perps Footage Campaignbox Iraq War terrorism The 2011 Basra bombings were three bombing attacks that were detonated in a market in Basra , Iraq killing at least 19 people and wounding at least 65. ref name BBC Basra cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk news world south asia 15878121 title Bombs in Iraqi southern city of Basra kill 19 publisher BBC date 24 November 2011 accessdate 25 November 2011 ref ref cite web url http www.irishtimes.com newspaper breaking 2011 1124 breaking60.html title 19 killed in Basra bomb attacks publisher Irish Times date 24 November 2011 accessdate 25 November 2011 ref First two bombs, a roadside and a motorcycle, happened simultaneously, while the third one was the deadliest causing death of police and army officers, as well as most of the injures. According to the official sources it is still unknown who carried out the attacks. ref name BBC Basra See also List of terrorist incidents, 2011 References reflist DEFAULTSORT 2011 Basra bombings Category 2011 in Iraq Category Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency Category Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2011 Category Basra ... more details
Infobox Russian governorate EnglishName Mogilev Governorate LocalName1 LocalLangName1 Belarusian LocalName2 Gubernia mohylewska LocalLangName2 Polish RussianOldName i LocatorMap Belarus 1882.jpg LocatorMapLegend Belarusian Governorates in 1882 maps CoatOfArms .jpg CoatOfArmsLink AdmCtrName Mogilev FoundationDate 1772 AbolishmentDate 1919 PoliticalStatus Governorate PoliticalStatusLink Governorates of Russian Empire Region European Russia Area 42134.6 Population 1686764 CensusYear 1897 FirstHeadTitle Governor The Mogilev Governorate Mogilevskaya Gubernya or Government of Mogilev was a governorate guberniya of the Russian Empire in the territory of the present day Belarus . Its capital was in Mogilev . The governorate was formed in 1772, in the aftermath of the First partition of Poland , from parts of the voivodeship s of Witebsk Voivodeship Witebsk , M cis aw Voivodeship M cis aw , Po ock Voivodeship Po ock and Inflanty Voivodeship Inflanty . Parts of these territories were also used to form the Pskov Governorate . In 1796, Mogilev and Polotsk Governorate Polotsk Governorates were united and formed Belorussian Governorate . In 1802, Belorussian Governorate was divided into Vitebsk Governorate and Mogilev Governorate. In 1917, Vitebsk, Mogilev and parts of Minsk Governorate and Vilna Governorate were united into the Western District from 1918 known as Western Komuna . In 1918, it was joined by Smolensk Governorate and in October 1919, Mogilev Governorate was reformed into Gomel Governorate . ref http www.jewishgen.org Belarus grodno distcent.htm ref References reflist Links http www.radzima.net eng guberniya mogilevskaya.html Maps and lists of settlements of Mogilev Governorate coord missing Belarus Subdivisions of the Russian Empire Category Governorates of the Russian Empire Category States and territories established in 1772 Category States and territories disestablished in 1919 Category Mogilev Belarus ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Basra 2003 partof 2003 Invasion of Iraq image File A British Royal Scots Dragon Guards, Challenger 2 MBT.JPG 300px caption Challenger 2 main battle tank of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards date 21 March 6 April 2003 place Basra , Iraq result British victory combatant1 flagicon Iraq 1991 Iraq combatant2 UK commander1 commander2 strength1 strength2 casualties1 395 515 killed ref cite web url http www.comw.org pda 0310rm8ap1.html 2. 20Basra 20area title Wages of War Appendix 1. Survey of reported Iraqi combatant fatalities in the 2003 war publisher Commonwealth Institute of Cambridge accessdate 21 February 2010 ref casualties2 11 killed ref cite web url http icasualties.org Iraq Fatalities.aspx title Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq Coalition Casualties Military Fatalities work icasualties.org accessdate 21 February 2010 ref campaignbox Campaignbox Iraq War For other battles of Basra Battle of Basra disambiguation Battle of Basra The Battle of Basra March April 2003 was one of the first battles of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq invasion of Iraq . The 7th Armoured Brigade United Kingdom British 7 Armoured Brigade fought their way into Iraq s second largest city, Basra , on 6 April coming under constant attack by regulars and Fedayeen . While elements of the Parachute Regiment United Kingdom Parachute Regiment cleared the old quarter of the city that was inaccessible to vehicles. Entering Basra had only been achieved after two weeks of conflict, which ... External links http www.britains smallwars.com gulf2 Basra.html The Battle for Basra coord missing Iraq UK battle stub Use dmy dates date January 2011 Category Battles of the Iraq War in 2003 Basra 2003 Category Battles of the Iraq War involving the United Kingdom Basra 2003 Category Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Category Battles of the Iraq War involving Iraq Basra 2003 Category Basra Category Royal Scots Dragoon Guards bg fr Bataille de Bassorah no Slaget om Basra 2003 pl Bitwa ... more details
File Yemen Sanaa.png right Map of Yemen showing Sana governorate. San a lang ar transl ar ana is a Governorates of Yemen governorate of Yemen . Its capital is San a , which is also the national capital. However, the city of San a is not part of the Governorate but instead forms the separate district of San a Amanat Al Asemah . The Governorate covers an area of 13,850 km . As of 2004, the population was 918,379 inhabitants. Districts Al Haymah Ad Dakhiliyah District Al Haymah Al Kharijiyah District Al Husn District Arhab District Attyal District Bani Dhabyan District Bani Hushaysh District Bani Matar District Bilad Ar Rus District Hamdan District Jihanah District Khwlan District Manakhah District Nihm District Sa fan District Sanhan District Geographic location Centre Sana a Governorate surrounds Sana a North Northeast Al Jawf Governorate East Ma rib Governorate Southeast Al Bayda Governorate South Dhamar Governorate Southwest Al Hudaydah Governorate br Raymah Governorate West Al Mahwit Governorate Northwest Amran Governorate Sana a Governorate Governorates of Yemen coord 15 21 N 44 12 E region YE SN type adm1st source dewiki display title DEFAULTSORT Sana Governorate Category Sana a Governorate Category Governorates of Yemen Yemen geo stub ar de Sanaa Gouvernement es Gobernaci n de San eo Provinco Sanao fa fr Gouvernorat de Sanaa ko hr Sana Muhafaza it Governatorato di San a he ka sw Wilaya ya Sana a hu Szanaa korm nyz s g nl Sanaa gouvernement no Sana guvernement pl Sana muhafaza pt Sana prov ncia ro Guvernoratul Sana a ru sco Sana a Govrenorate sh Sana Muhafaza sv Sana a guvernement tr San a ili zh ... more details
Finland Governorate was one of the governorates of the Russian Empire . In 1821 it was transferred from Russia proper to the Grand Duchy of Finland and was renamed Vyborg Governorate . Subdivisions of the Russian Empire coord missing Russia Category Governorates of the Russian Empire ... more details
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