Basra

Basra (also spelled Ba?rah or Basara; historically sometimes written Busra, Busrah, and the early form Bassorah; , Al-Basrah) is the second largest city of Iraq with an estimated population of c. 1,377,000 (2003). It is the country's main port. Basra is the capital of the Basra province.

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The city is located along the Shatt al-Arab (Arvandrood) waterway near the Persian Gulf. Basra is 55 km from the Persian Gulf and 545 km from Baghdad, Iraq's capital and largest city.

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In Basrah the tribal traditional is the dominate of the situation.It has many tribes.Likewise, Shammar, Bni Khaled,Tamim,Aljboor,Alshwelat,Bni Asaad,Bni saad, Al-saudoon, Bni Mansour, Aldhufir and Soubai'and alot. Some of them are Sunnah and the other are from She'a.

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