Basra (disambiguation)

Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in Iraq.

Basra may also refer to:

Iraq

 * Basra Governorate, a governorate in southern Iraq
 * Basra Province, Ottoman Empire
 * Basra International Airport
 * University of Basrah

Other places

 * Basra-ye Bala, Mazandaran Province, Iran
 * Basra-ye Pain, Mazandaran Province, Iran
 * Basra, Morocco, archaeological site in Morocco
 * Basra, Pakistan, village in Chakwal District, Pakistan
 * Basrah, Yemen, a village in Yemen

Battles

 * Battle of Basra (1914), a battle between British and Ottoman troops in World War I
 * Battle of Basra (2003), one of the first battles of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, involving the British 7 Armoured Brigade
 * Battle of Basra (2008), an operation by the Iraqi Army to drive the Mahdi Army militia out of the city

People

 * Al-Hariri of Basra (1054–1122), Arab poet, scholar of the Arabic language and a high government official of the Seljuk Empire
 * Asif Basra (1967–2020), Indian actor
 * David of Basra (3rd- and 4th-century CE), Christian Metropolitan bishop
 * Geeta Basra (born 1984), Bollywood actress
 * Riaz Basra (1967–2002), Pakistani militant

Other uses

 * Basra (game), a card game widely played in Lebanon and Egypt
 * Basra (album), a 1965 Blue Note jazz album by Pete La Roca, featuring Joe Henderson
 * Basra (2008 film), a 2008 Egyptian film
 * Basra, a 2010 Hindi film directed by Navdeep Singh