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Mahmoudiyah 40 km south of Baghdad—Known as the “Gateway to Baghdad,” Lutifiyah area of southwest Baghdad; Mashada, 25 miles north of Baghdad [9] [10] Risafi—in northwestern Baghdad [11] Taji, Iraq (Arabic: تاجي) is an area approximately 20 miles north of Baghdad, and the site of a large U.S.-controlled military base.
Baghdad Central Station is the main train station in Baghdad. [1] It links the rail network to the south and the north of Iraq.The station was built by the British and designed by J. M. Wilson, a Scot who had been an assistant to Lutyens in New Delhi and who subsequently set up a practice of his own in Baghdad. [2]
Baghdad Airport Road; Baghdad Central Station; Baghdad Metro; Berlin–Baghdad railway This page was last edited on 18 March 2024, at 01:15 (UTC). Text ...
This three-tier system of local government connected the people of Baghdad to the central government through their representatives from the neighborhood, through the district, and up to the city council. Baghdad Bank. The same process was used to provide representative councils for the other communities in Baghdad Governorate outside of the ...
The IRR Southern Line, also known as the Baghdad–Basra Railway Line (Route Number 2), is a railway line between the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and the port city of Basra in Iraq. The line is roughly 550 kilometres (340 mi) long, with intermediate stops including Karbala , Musayyib , Diwaniya , Samawah , Nasiriya and Um Qasr .
The name Baghdad is pre-Islamic, and its origin is disputed. [3] The site where the city of Baghdad developed has been populated for millennia. Archaeological evidence shows that the site of Baghdad was occupied by various peoples long before the Arab conquest of Mesopotamia in 637 CE, and several ancient empires had capitals located in the surrounding area.
Baghdad Governorate, the region encompassing the city and its surrounding areas; Baghdad Province, Ottoman Empire; Baghdad Central Station, a train station; Baghdad International Airport; Round city of Baghdad; University of Baghdad; Baghdad College, a boys' high school; Baghdad (West Syriac Diocese) (9th–13th centuries)
Iraqi law set the boundaries between Amanat and governorate in 1971, but they’ve been adjusted more recently. The governorate and Amanat are linked at several levels, and the Governorate Council still provides funding for many of Baghdad's projects. The governorate's structure is similar to the City of Baghdad, but the units have different names.