Badra, Iraq

Badra () is a town in eastern Iraq in Wasit Governorate, near the Iranian border. The town is populated by Kurds.
Etymology.
The name "Badrah" is ultimately derived from the ancient Sumerian city of Der, which is located at nearby Tell 'Aqar. Der is referred to as "Bīt-Derāya" at the time of Tiglath-pileser III, and as "Bīt-Derāyā" in later Syriac sources. This eventually became "Badarāya", the medieval Arabic name of the city, and finally "Badrah" in modern times. Note that the name "Badurāya" should not be confused with "Bādūrayā", the name of a medieval district southwest of Baghdad.