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Basra: oil terminal Basra, capital of Al-Baṣrah governorate, Iraq. British army
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Basrah. Mar 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Basra, Iraq. Dec 21, 2020
Add new Web site: Muslim Heritage - Basra, Iraq. Dec 21, 2020
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Basrah. Jan 20, 2016
Added map. Nov 29, 2011
Media added. Jul 26, 2010
Corrected end date of Iran-Iraq War and updated with conclusion of British occupation of the city. Apr 16, 2009
Population data updated. Mar 07, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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