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Basra (Arabic: البصرة; BGN: Al Baṣrah) is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr.
The city is part of the historic location of Sumer, the home of Sinbad the Sailor, and a proposed location of the Garden of Eden. It also played an important role in early Islamic history, being built in 636 CE, or 14 AH. It is Iraq's second largest and most populous city after Baghdad.
The city was called by many names throughout its history, Basrah being the most common. Although some Chaldean Christians argue that the name has Akkadian roots, other sources claim that the name is derived from the Persian word Bas-rah, which means "where many paths meet". During the pre-Islamic era, the area was known to the Arabs as al-Khariba due to the existence of an ancient city called al-Kharba. After the present city was built, it was called by many names, including "the mother of Iraq", "the reservoir of Arabs", "the prosperous city", and "al-Faiha".
Asif Basra is an Indian film, television and theater actor. He is best known for his role in the American comedy film Outsourced.
He performed in Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday and Rahul Dholakia's Parzania, which received much critical appreciation. He also appeared in Micheal O. Sajbeland's One Night with the King with veteran actors like Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole./ . He also played a role of Tailor in Hindi movie Lamhaa and he also played a role in Bollywood's 2010 top grossing 2010 film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai as Shoib's (Emraan Hashmi) Father.
Basra is also known for his theatrical performances from playing five different characters in Feroz Khan's production of Mahatma v/s Gandhi, a play is considered as one of the most successful in Indian theater. Other performances include a child with spina bifida in Main Bhi Superman and Horatio in Hamlet.
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