Ottoman Turkish
Proper noun
بصره • (Basra)
- Basra (a port city in Iraq; the former capital of Basra)
- (historical) Basra (an eyalet in the Ottoman Empire)
Descendants
References
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Basra”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 91