Baghdad
Founded in 762 AD by Al-Mansur, Baghdad was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and became its most notable development project. The city evolved into an intellectual and cultural center.
Baghdad | History, Population, Map, & Facts | Britannica
Baghdad, capital city of Iraq. It is Iraq''s largest city and one of the most populous urban agglomerations of the Middle East. The city was founded in 762 as the capital of the Abbasid dynasty
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Baghdad
With a municipal population estimated at 7,000,000, it is the largest city in Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab World (after Cairo). Located on the Tigris River, the city dates back to at least the
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