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Baghdad Travel Guide: 137 reviews and 297 photos

General Information

Capital of Iraq with 5 millions inhabitants, situated in the interior of the country on the river Tigris at the point where land transportation meets river transportation.
Baghdad is a real city, not just a large town, and its lights are still twinkling in the river at half past one in the morning. It is the river that 'makes' Baghdad. The Tigris, brown and swift, is the heart and soul of the City of the Caliphs.
For- one might as well declare it at once- Baghdad is not a city of stately majesty. It is not ornate and grand. It is, so to speak, a water color, not an oil painting. It is flat and dusty - indeed, from time to time it is enveloped in maddening storms that fling dust into your room, your car, food, eyes, ears, mouth. Baghdad has muted values.
It is an ancient city struggling awkwardly to be modern. If it lacks glamour, it has considerable charm. And if even the charm must be delved for, to me such delving seems worthwhile because, more than many cities, Baghdad reflects the most unusual, country that frames it. Iraq, after all, is the old, old Mesopotamia of Sumer, Babylon, Assyria, of the glorious sun-burst of the Abbasid Empire of Harun al Rashid, of Persian intrusions, and the affliction of four hundred dead years of Turkish rule. In other words, Baghdad is the still-beating heart of a former cradle of civilization, a country as historically dramatic as Ancient Greece or the Nile Valley.

History

Ornaments on the Walls and the Ceiling of the Gall

Baghdad was the center of the Muslim world during the years while the Caliphate stayed in Baghdad, starting in the 760s (Baghdad was started being constructed in 763) running up to 1258.
It was destroyed by the advancing Mongols in 1258.
Baghdad was made capital of Iraq in 1921, from when it started to grow again.

Intro Written Mar 18, 2003
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Comments (29)

khoder Jun 23, 2010 at 10:42 AM Report Abuse

perfect services bcose i work in 1991 but i didnt have the internatonal award becos of the probl there plz can u send it for me mail my mail is khoder_damen@hotmail.com tnx for ur comprension.
AMOQUE Jul 28, 2004 at 2:05 AM Report Abuse

Excellent pages. Very informative. SALAM! That's what I wish for you. A safe and peacefull place where you can live your life, the way you feel comfortable.
skye820 Jun 28, 2004 at 10:01 AM Report Abuse

Excellent start to this page! I look forward to more of your work.
american_tourister May 16, 2004 at 12:15 PM Report Abuse

I sincerely hope that the fighting will be over soon and that I wil get to see the heart of Baghdad.
benazer Apr 30, 2004 at 7:57 AM Report Abuse

Thanks Omar enjoyed your interesting page,hope more to come insallah. Azer in England.
pigletsmom Apr 30, 2004 at 7:33 AM Report Abuse

Thanks for sharing your fascinating and historical country with VT.
Nike333 Feb 19, 2004 at 3:03 PM Report Abuse

Hi Omar! Thanks for your page. Sunny greetings from a Swiss-girl
Travellingaiesecer Jan 23, 2004 at 4:03 AM Report Abuse

Hi Omar, nteresting page! Here in Germany we only have the info about how Iraq is moving on from our medias view. Well, I wish you and your whole country all the best and a prospering future! Holger from Munich in Germany
850prc Jan 6, 2004 at 12:45 PM Report Abuse

Warmest greetings from the USA. I enjoyed your look at Baghdad.
Biljana Oct 18, 2003 at 12:00 AM Report Abuse

It's finally nice to read about this place from a local perspective! Thanx!