Baghdad

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A mosque in Baghdad, Iraq
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A mosque in Baghdad, Iraq

Baghdad (Arabic: بغداد‎ ​ translit: Baghdād) is the capital city and largest city in Iraq. It is the second-largest city in Southwest Asia after Tehran and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo, with a population 5,772,000 (2003). Located on the Tigris River at 33°20′N 44°26′E, the city was once the center of Dar al-Islam, Muslim civilization.

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