Bassora

He had heard so much about good fairies, but had never learnt that any friends of his in Bassora had had dealings with them.

Hauff's Fairy Tales, Translated and Adapted Cicely Hauff McDonnell 1903

Abdallah ben Maamer with the Man of Bassora and his

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Great numbers of them come by sea: they embark at Bassora for Mokha, and if they fall in with the trade-wind, run straight to Djidda; if not, they form themselves into a caravan, and come by land along the coast of Yemen.

Travels in Arabia 2003

The inhabitants of Soleymanye are Muselmans of the Hanefy sect, the first of the four orthodox divi­sions, and not disciples of Aly, like the Persians; many of whom come yearly to the Hadj of Mekka, either by sea from Bombay or Bassora, or by land, travelling as dervises, along the southern provinces of

Travels in Arabia 2003

Bassora, Maskat, Oman, Hadramaut; and those from the coasts of Melinda and Mombaza, who are comprised under the generic name of the people of the Sowahel, i.e. the level coast;

Travels in Arabia 2003

Bassora, the inhabitants whereof had obtained preëminence in grammar, which there had its origin and received its development, -- this city, which gave to the world the master of this noble science, whose priority no one contests, -- does not now possess a single preacher who pronounces the Sunday sermon according to grammatical rules!

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Various

I ascended to the terrace (roof) of this mosque, accompanied by one of the men of Bassora.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Various

Since my first-born, Halil, departed for Bassora, I have only written once to learn intelligence of him.

The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II Various

'The inhabitants of Bassora,' says he, 'are gifted with a generous character.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Various

He then crossed the Arabian peninsula in a north-eastern direction, to the city of Meshed Ali, near the Euphrates, and thence descended that river to Bassora.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Various