Baghdad

Baghdad (Arabic: بغدادcode: ar is deprecated , transliterated Baghdād) is the capital city and largest city in Iraq. It is the second-largest city in Southwest Asia after Tehran. It is the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. 5,772,000 people lived there in 2003. Baghdad is on the Tigris River at 33°20′N 44°26′E. The city was once the center of Dar al-Islam, Muslim civilization. Baghdad used to be one of the largest learning centers in the world, during the post classical era. It was one of the greatest cities of Islamic civilization. It was one of the most important cities in the Muslim world and reached its extent of art and poetry. Baghdad was founded by the Abbasid Caliphate under the Caliph Abu Jafar al-Mansur better known as simply al-Mansur. The city was captured in 1055 by the Seljuk Turks. It was largely sacked and destroyed in 1258 by the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan. It then later came under the rule of the Safavid Iran and then the Ottoman Empire in 1537.

بغداد
Metropolis
Coordinates: 33°20′N 44°23′E
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Baghdad
Established	762 AD
Founded by	Abu Jafar al-Mansur
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Baghdad City Advisory Council
• Mayor	Zekra Alwach
Area
• Total	204.2 km2 (78.8 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2016)	8,765,000
• Rank	1st
Time zone	UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	No DST
Postal code	10001 to 10090
Website	Mayoralty of Baghdad

Baghdad Media

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  • The city of Baghdad between 150 and 300 AH(767 and 912 AD)
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  Courtyard of Mustansiriya madrasa, established in 1227, was one of the oldest universities in the world. Its building survived the Mongol invasion of 1258. The modern Mustansiriyah University was established in 1963.

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  Khan Murjan, built in the 14th century as a caravanserai

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  Al-Khulafa mosque retains an Abbasid-era minaret

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  Zumurrud Khatun Tomb (1202 CE.), in cemetery at Baghdad

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  Timur sacked the city and spared almost no one

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  Al-Rashid Street in 1931

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  Revolutionary soldiers in a street of Baghdad, 1958

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  A section of the eastern bank of the Tigris River in Baghdad. In the background is a construction site with cranes. In the foreground, on the left, are two motorboats with men aboard. On the slide holder A. Raymond has inscribed: "(B) The Tigris