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Baghdad

Administration
Full nameBaghdad|official_
Official name   
Settlement typeCity
CountryIraq
ProvinceBaghdad
Established762 AD.
Abu Jafar al-Mansour
Government
TypeMayor-council
BodyBaghdad City Advisory Council
MayorSaber Nabet Al-Essawi
Geography
Total Area872.4 sq mi (2260.2 km2)
Elevation111.5 ft (34 m)
Demography
Pop. Estimate7216040( 2011)
Other information
Time zoneArabia Standard Time (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST)No DST (UTC)

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Baghdad ( , , -arbæɣˈdæːdIPA) is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040. It is the largest city in Iraq, the second largest city in the Arab World (after Cairo, Egypt), and the second largest city in Western Asia (after Tehran, Iran).

Located along the Tigris River, the city was founded in the 8th century and became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. Within a short time of its inception, Baghdad evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center for the Islamic World. This in addition to housing several key academic institutions (e.g. House of Wisdom) garnered the city a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning". Throughout the High Middle Ages, Baghdad was considered to be the largest city in the world with an estimated population of 1,200,000 people. The city was largely destroyed at the hands of the Mongol Empire in 1258, resulting in a decline that would linger through many centuries due to frequent plagues and multiple successive empires. With the recognition of Iraq as an independent state (formerly the British Mandate of Mesopotamia) in 1938, Baghdad gradually regained some of its former prominence as a significant center of Arabic culture.

In contemporary times the city has often faced severe infrastructural damage, most recently due to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the subsequent state of war that lasted until 2010. The city is a frequent subject to insurgency activities and terrorist attacks.

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Footage of Coalition forces from Multi-National Division -- Baghdad, operating an unmanned aerial vehicle, observing a large group of criminals with rocket-propelled grenade launchers and a mortar tube in northeast Baghdad at approximately 9:30 pm April 10. The UAV fired a Hellfire missile killing six heavily armed criminals at approximately 9:45 pm Provided by Multi-National Division Baghdad.
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CLICK (more info) FOR VIDEO DETAILS Plane Crash -- Ethiopia (June 19, '05) 8°58'38.62"N, 38°48'15.57"E Google Earth has been updated since this video was made. The plane has been cleaned up and is now gone. googlesightseeing.com But, you can use the time slider to go back and see it again. Capsized Cruise Ship -- Korea (September 13, '03) 35°9'20.89"N, 129°8'49.49"E news.xinhuanet.com Another update since this video was made. The ship is gone now. Use GE's time slider to go back and see it again IED Attack -- Baghdad (September 7, '04) 33°19'37.28"N, 44°17'4.78"E bbs.keyhole.com Crane Collapse -- Holland (April 21, '05) 52°1'44.67"N, 4°17'20.73"E bbs.keyhole.com static.panoramio.com Another update since this video was made. The crane is gone now. Use GE's time slider to go back and see it again
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This is an awesome music video made by the mortars in HHC 1-21 IN BN out of Baghdad, Iraq...this is a catchy song you will have stuck in your head for days. Love this video...Also, just to clear up some confusion, "IN" means infantry. So for all of the haters calling us "pogs," eat a bag of dicks. By the way, if anybody wants to use this video for any reason, please include the credits. That's all I ask. Thanks for your support and kind words!
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3/2/07. A US Sniper team in Baghdad faces down an insurgent threat from the streets below.
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Saddam Hussain Death Sentence Exectued in Baghdad, on December 30th 2006 at 5:45 AM
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President George W. Bush dodges shoes thrown at him by Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi from Al-Baghdadia television network, during press conference in Baghdad, December 14, 2008
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Watch and see how the American soldiers have to drive through Iraqi streets to limit risks of attacks.
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"CBS News RAW:" At a press conference in Baghdad with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, President Bush got a reminder of the fervent opposition to his policies when a man threw two shoes at his head.
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Uday Hussein, Saddam's son, had man-eating lions that he fed people he didn't like to. We drove our scooters to the place in Baghdad where they were being kept after the Americans Occupied the Green Zone and discovered that they would eat a scooter too, if they had the chance.
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New York Times--By JAMES RISEN WASHINGTON � A federal appeals court on Friday reopened the criminal case against four former American military contractors accused of manslaughter in connection with a shooting that killed at least 17 Iraqi civilians in -Ba - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:20:33 GMT+00:00
Iraq given deadline on troops decision - Press Herald Tweet this news
Press Herald---BAGHDAD- - Iraqi leaders must decide "within weeks" whether they want American troops to stay beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal, the top US military official said Friday. "Time is running short,& - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:12:02 GMT+00:00
Mullen: up to 40 percent of Kadhafi's forces destroyed - AFP Tweet this news
AFP---BAGHDAD- � The US military's top officer said on Friday that more than a third of Libya's forces had been destroyed, but there was little movement in the conflict. "The Libyan main forces have been attrited to about that level, be - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:00:00 GMT+00:00
Iraq OK with postponing Arab summit? - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com---BAGHDAD-, April 22 (UPI) -- Most Iraqis would rather have the Arab League summit canceled than host a "meaningless" meeting, an Iraqi lawmaker said. The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council called on the Arab League to cancel th - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:32:18 GMT+00:00
Iraqis defy ban, rally in Baghdad square - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com---BAGHDAD-, April 22 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Iraqis, defying a government ban, rallied Friday in -Baghdad's- Tahrir Square against corruption and the US occupation. Authorities had forbidden rallies in Tahrir and Firdous squares, the Kuwaiti new - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:58:00 GMT+00:00
Matt Schofield | Five years, and visions of dead are still haunting - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star--I was a reporter in -Baghdad- in March 2006, a nasty time. A lot of Iraqis were dying. The reports of bodies, found in canals or the desert, were horrifying. Often, the dead had torture wounds from power tools. ... - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:51:26 GMT+00:00
Sadr militia threat a worry to fragile Iraq - Khaleej Times Tweet this news
Khaleej Times---BAGHDAD- - Moqtada al-Sadr's recent threat to unleash his Mehdi Army could revive radical elements in Iraq and pit the once-feared militia against both Iraqi and US troops. Sadr's warning, issued on April 9, the eighth anniversar - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:41:30 GMT+00:00
Maliki rules out extension of US troops' presence after 2011 - Xinhua Tweet this news
Xinhua---BAGHDAD-, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ruled out signing a new security pact with the United States to extend the presence of US troops in the country, his office said in a statement on Wednesday. "The Prime M - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:39:29 GMT+00:00
US soldier goes on trial in slaying of 2 in Iraq - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press--Andy McKee, the lead prosecutor, said Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich of Minneapolis screamed "I'm going to kill you" as he sprayed 27 bullets in September 2008 at a patrol base south of -Baghdad-, fatally striking his - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:01:27 GMT+00:00
Iranian Defense Minister Due in Baghdad - Fars News Agency Tweet this news
Fars News Agency--A high-ranking delegation, including military and defense officials, will accompany Vahidi during the visit. The Iranian delegation will meet with Iraqi officials to discuss the regional developments and boost military and defense cooper - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:33:33 GMT+00:00

Governorates of Iraq * (See also: Districts of Iraq)

Al-Anbar * Arbil (Hewlêr)up|1 * Bābil * Baghdād * Al-Basrah * Dahuk (Dihok)up|1 * Dhī Qār * Diyālā * Karbalā' * Maysān * An-Najaf * Nīnawā * Al-Muthannā * Al-Qādisiyyah * Kirkūk * Salāh ad-Dīn * As Sulaymaniyah (Slêmanî)up|1 * Wāsit 1also part of Kurdistan Region

Districts and neighborhoods of Baghdad

Main districtsAdhamiyah * Karkh * Karadah * Kadhimiya * Mansour * Sadr City * Al Rashid * Rusafa * 7 Nissan
NeighborhoodsAl-Ghazaliya * Al-A'amiriya * Dora * Al-Jadriya * Al-Saydiya * Al-Sa'adoon * Al-Shu'ala * Bab Al-Moatham * Bab Al-Sharqi * Al-Baya' * Al-Za'franiya * Hay Ur * Sha'ab * Hayy Al-Jami'a * Al-Adel * Al Khadhraa * Hayy Al-Jihad * Hayy Al-A'amel * Al-Horaya * Hayy Al-Shurtta * Yarmouk * Al-Saydiya * Mansour * Jesr Diyala * Abu Disher * Raghiba Khatoun * Arab Jibor * Al-Washash * Al-Fathel * Al-Ubedy * Haifa Street * Al-Wazireya * Zayouna

World's fifty most-populous urban areas

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The Tigris

CountriesTurkey (523 km) * Syria (40 km) * Iraq (1,377 km)
CitiesDiyarbakır * Bismil * Hasankeyf * Cizre * Mosul * Tikrit * Samarra * Kadhimiya * Baghdad * Amarah * Al-Kūt
TributariesAmbar * Kuru * Pamuk * Hazro * Batman * Garzan * Göksu * Savur * Botan * Little Khabur * Great Zab * Little Zab * �Adhaim * Diyala * Euphrat



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