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Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient Akkadian city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. In 762 CE, Baghdad was chosen as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, and became
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See moreThe name Baghdad is pre-Islamic, and its origin is disputed. The site where the city of Baghdad developed has been populated for millennia. By the 8th century CE, several villages had developed there, including a
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See moreBaghdad has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh), featuring extremely hot, prolonged, dry summers and mild to cool, slightly wet, short winters. In the summer, from June through August, the average maximum temperature is as high as 44 °C (111 °F) and accompanied by
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See more• Haifa Street
• Hilla Road – Runs from the south into Baghdad via Yarmouk (Baghdad)
• Caliphs Street – site of historical mosques and churches
• Sadoun Street – stretching from Liberation Square to Masbah...
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After the fall of the Umayyads, the first Muslim dynasty, the victorious Abbasid rulers wanted their own...
See moreThe city is located on a vast plain bisected by the Tigris river. The Tigris splits Baghdad in half, with the eastern half being called "
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See moreAdministratively, Baghdad Governorate is divided into districts which are further divided into sub-districts. Municipally, the governorate is divided into 9 municipalities, which have responsibility for local issues. Regional services, however, are coordinated
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