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Basraבצרה

Southern Iraq — Persian Gulf port

Basra hosted one of the oldest Babylonian-Jewish communities, with continuous residence from the Talmudic era until the mid-20th century. R. Yosef Hayyim of Baghdad (Ben Ish Hai) maintained extensive correspondence with the Basra rabbinic court.

12 most-discussed ideas

Works composed here

Ideas shaped here

Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Basra. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.

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