But most scholars believe that it was bound for the Middle East, possibly the Iraqi port city of Al Basrah (now Basra).

但是大多数学者认为该船驶向中东，很有可能为伊朗的港口城市巴斯拉。

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Born in Basra, al-Haytham was a preeminent thinker of his age.

出生于巴士拉的阿·哈什姆是那个时代的思想先驱者。

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Not much is known about Rabia al Basri, except that she lived in Basra in Iraq, in the second half of the 8th century AD.

人们对拉比尔巴斯里知之甚少，只知道公元8世纪下半叶她住在伊拉克巴士拉。

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