بصره

Ottoman Turkish

Proper noun

بصره • (Basra)

  1. Basra (a port city in Iraq; former capital of Basra)
  2. (historical) Basra (an eyalet in the Ottoman Empire)

Descendants
  • Turkish: Basra

References
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Basra”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 91
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