Baghdad

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Baghdad is the capital and largest city of Iraq, historically renowned as a major center of the Islamic Golden Age and a key cultural and economic hub of the Arab world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
national capital
airport Baghdad International Airport
averageHighestSummerTemperature over 40°C
capitalOf Iraq
climate hot desert climate
coordinateLatitude 33.3152°N
coordinateLongitude 44.3661°E
country Iraq
currency Iraqi dinar
demographics ethnically and religiously diverse population
drainageBasin Tigris–Euphrates river system
foundationDate 762
foundedBy Abbasid Caliphate
founder Al-Mansur
governorateCapitalOf Baghdad Governorate
linked to: Baghdad
hasLandmark Al-Faw Palace
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
Al-Shaheed Monument
Baghdad Tower
Iraqi National Museum
Mustansiriya Madrasah
hasUniversity Al-Mustansiriya University
University of Baghdad
historicalEra Islamic Golden Age
historicallyKnownFor House of Wisdom
historicalRole major cultural center of the Arab world
major economic hub of the Arab world
isSeatOf Council of Representatives of Iraq
Government of Iraq
President of Iraq
Prime Minister of Iraq
largestCityOf Iraq
locatedIn Middle East
Western Asia
linked to: Middle East
locatedOnRiver Tigris River
linked to: Tigris
namedAfter pre-Islamic settlement of Baghdad
officialLanguage Arabic
populationEstimateYear 2023
recognizedLanguage Kurdish
region Baghdad Governorate
linked to: Baghdad
religionMajority Islam
riverCrossing Jisr al-Jumhuriya
sufferedEvent Iraq War (2003 invasion and aftermath)
linked to: Iraq War

Mongol sack of Baghdad in 1258
timeZone Arabia Standard Time
utcOffset +3
wasCapitalOf Abbasid Caliphate
wasMajorCenterOf Islamic Golden Age

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Arab world hasMajorCity Baghdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film) setIn Baghdad
subject linked to: The Thief of Bagdad
Middle East hasMajorCity Baghdad
Ottoman Empire importantCity Baghdad
Iraq capital Baghdad
Iraq largestCity Baghdad
OPEC foundedIn Baghdad
Abbasid Caliphate capital Baghdad
Abbasid Caliphate hasCapital Baghdad
Saddam Hussein placeOfDeath Baghdad
Saddam Hussein residence Baghdad
Tigris passesThroughCity Baghdad
Saadia Gaon residence Baghdad region
linked to: Baghdad
The Arabian Nights setting Baghdad
Baghdad region Baghdad Governorate
linked to: Baghdad
Baghdad governorateCapitalOf Baghdad Governorate
linked to: Baghdad
Al Anbar Governorate bordersGovernorate Baghdad Governorate
linked to: Baghdad
Ibn Arabi travelledTo Baghdad
al-Junayd deathPlace Baghdad
subject linked to: al‑Junayd
al-Junayd residence Baghdad
subject linked to: al‑Junayd
al-Junayd associatedWithPlace Baghdad
subject linked to: al‑Junayd
Suhrawardiyya placeOfOrigin Baghdad
Hanbali school emergedInCity Baghdad
al-Hallaj placeOfDeath Baghdad
subject linked to: al‑Hallaj
al-Hallaj residence Baghdad
subject linked to: al‑Hallaj
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani deathPlace Baghdad
subject linked to: Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani mainResidence Baghdad
subject linked to: Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani regionOfActivity Baghdad
subject linked to: Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani associatedWithCity Baghdad
subject linked to: Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani hasMausoleumIn Baghdad
subject linked to: Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani
Ibn Muqla placeOfBirth Baghdad
Ibn Muqla placeOfDeath Baghdad
Prime Minister of Iraq seat Baghdad