Iraqi Mandaeans celebrate creation of the world in Basra REFILE TO CORRECT DATE IN LEAD (IMAGES SHOT WEDNESDAY)Iraqi Sabeans, also known in English as Mandeans, marked Eid Al-Khalqeh ("the creation of the world"), on the Tigris river on Wednesday, as part of a five-day religious holiday. Sabeans, who are not considered Christians, practice one of the world's oldest surviving Gnostic religions around the lower Euphrates and Tigris. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES