Baghdad
Capital of Iraq
CountryIraq
CapitalBaghdad
ContinentAsia
RegionWestern Asia
LanguageArabic, Aramaic, Central Kurdish
Time differenceSame as Türkiye (UTC+3)
- Mustansiriya Madrasa
- Kadhimiya Mosque
- Iraq Museum
About Baghdad
Baghdad, on the Tigris, was founded in 762 by the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur. In the Middle Ages it was the centre of science and culture in the Islamic world.
The Mustansiriya Madrasa, the Kadhimiya Mosque and the Iraq Museum are its historic places.
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- CurrencyIraqi Dinar (ع.د)
- Dialling code+964
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