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| Baghdad Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i_3 The name of Baghdad used to evoke images of Arabian Nights, Harems and Sultans. Since the Gulf War most people think of war, destruction and Saddam Hussein. Both images are more or less correct Baghdad has had its fair share of warfare in its long history. The fairytale city it once was, capital of the Abbaside Caliphate, was destroyed by the Mongol invaders in 1258. Baghdad did recover but it never regained the supremacy over the Middle East again. There are still a lot of impressive monuments in Baghdad. The Mustansiriyah School, the Abbasid Palace, Khan Murjan and the Al-Khadhimain Mosque are worth a visit. There are also a few good Museums, especially the Iraqi museum should not be missed. ___________Sights Edit This i Display all or display just: Historic Buildings Mosques Museums Show best rated on top | Show in alphabetical order [Add Sight] Abbasid Palace Edit This Built in the same era as the Mustansariyah and in the same architectural style, the palace overlooks the Tigris. Joon: type: Historic Buildings World66 rating: [rate it] Baghdad Museum Edit This Contains life-size models of the traditional life of Baghdad presented in tableau form. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] Al-Khadhimain Mosque Edit This This is one of the most important mosques in the Islamic world, with gold-capped domes and minarets rising above its courtyard. The mosque was built on the site of the shrines of two imams (Musa al-Kadhim and Muhammed al-Jawad) said to be descendants of the Prophet. The building dates from the early 16th century. type: Mosques World66 rating: [rate it] Museum of Popular Heritage Edit This This is a collection of traditional old Baghdadi houses, and contains displays of traditional crafts, such as basketwork, carpets, woodwork and metalwork. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] Museum of Pioneer Arts Edit This This is another old Baghdadi house, built in 1922, with rooms constructed around a central courtyard containing a fountain. It is furnished with traditional old Baghdadi furniture and has an interesting collection of paintings on display. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] Murjaniya School Edit This Originally built in 1357, this school building was demolished in the early part of the twentieth century and rebuilt as a mosque, known today as the Marjan Mosque. type: Historic Buildings World66 rating: [rate it] Iraqi Museum Edit This One of the best museums in the Middle East. It has a great collection of artifacts from Sumer, Akkad and other old civilizations. Some of the objects on display here are reproductions, with their originals removed by conquering nations to be displayed in foreign museums. The Louvre in Paris, London's British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania Museum in the US all contain antiquities from ancient Mesopotamia. Some pieces have been returned, but the effective closure of the country seems to preclude any further returns for the foreseeable future. jackie more.. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] Marjan Mosque Edit This Built on the place were the Murjaniya School used to be. sabu: type: Mosques World66 rating: [rate it] Mustansiriyah School Edit This Built in the 13th century, during the reign of the 37th Abbasid caliph, Mustansir Billah, this was once a highly-esteemed university. Angela: It is incredible to stand in the courtyard of what is believed to be the world's first university. The buildings are in good condition for such an age and you can wander through them. Upstairs, you can look out over the Tigris River flowing past. If only these walls could talk... type: Historic Buildings World66 rating: [rate it] Khan Murjan Edit This i The Khan used to bean inn for travelers. It was built in the 14th century and has a central hall more than 45 feet high. type: Historic Buildings World66 rating: [rate it] _____________History Edit This me me me In 1258 A.D., the newly-created Muslim empire expanded into the region of Iraq, which at the time was part of the Persian Empire. Muslim armies, under the command of Khalid ibn Waleed, moved into the region and defeated the Persians. They offered the mostly-Christian residents two choices: embrace Islam, or pay a jizyah tax to be protected by the new government and excluded from military service. The caliph Omar ibn Al-Khattab ordered the foundation of two cities to protect the new territory: Kufah (the new capital of the region) and Basrah (the new port city). Baghdad only came into importance in later years. The city's roots date back to ancient Babylon, a settlement as far back as 1800 B.C. However, its fame as a center for commerce and scholarship began in the 8th century A.D. ::::::::::::Mansour and Karadah Districts Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Baghdad street Baghdad street Irish Fromerly two of the nicer districts in Baghdad. Good resturants, lovely shopping of all kinds and coffee shops where you can get a feel of how nice the place really was prior to the 1990s. Unfortunately these areas are still somewhat dangerous and evidence of military occupation is everywhere. At the moment, the likely life expectancy for a westerner in any part of Baghdad, travelling without armed escorts, is under 24 hours. The only non-Iraqis in this area are MNF-I soldiers and, occasionally, military contractors. If you do decide to go to Karada, make every effort to disguise the fact that you are not from Iraq. You are advised to stay in one spot for no longer than 20 minutes at a time. Kidnapping and violence are endemic, however, and being disguised as an Iraqi is no guarantee of success. At least 50 bodies are discovered in Baghdad every day. Many more people go missing. |
