Baghdad
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Baghdad (Persie[3][4][5][6]; Arabic: بغداد, Baġdād, IPA: [bæɣˈdæːd]) is the caipital o Iraq an o Baghdad Province, wi whilk it is coterminous. Haein a population estimatit atween 7 an 7.5 million, it is the lairgest ceety in Iraq[1][2] an the seicont lairgest ceety in the Arab Warld (efter Cairo, Egyp).
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Baghdad | |
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Ceety | |
بغداد Baġdād | |
![]() Baghdad owerleukin the Tigris | |
Coordinates: 33°20′00″N 44°26′00″E | |
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Province | Baghdad |
Established | 762 AD |
Foondit bi | Abu Jafar al-Mansour |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
• Bodi | Baghdad Ceety Advisory Cooncil |
• Mayor | Saber Nabet Al-Essawi |
Area | |
• Total | 2260.2 km2 (872.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2011) | 7,216,040 |
• Rank | 1st |
[1][2] | |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Arabie Staundart Time) |
• Summer (DST) | No DST |
Locatit on the River Tigris, the ceety dates back tae the 8t century. Baghdad haes a past as a centre o the Arab an Muslim warld especially durin the Abbasid Caliphate.
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