An Iraqi professor leading a group of students on a walking tour of Baghdad's historic centre invites them to stop and admire a centuries-old stone wall erected to shield the city from Mongol ...

Memories like these reenact themselves in my mind now as we drive through the city, and for a moment I imagine I've returned to Baghdad the way a ghost might haunt the world it once inhabited.

By collaborating the findings of various historical researchers and social scientists, the first ‘million person city’ can be narrowed down to three areas: Rome, Baghdad or Chang’an.

Baghdad, founded in 762 AD by Abbasid caliph ... In the 20th century, it thrived as a modern Arab city with top universities, a vibrant cultural scene and excellent healthcare.

Where the country of Iraq will be one day. You made it! I’m Ali. I live here in Baghdad – a city of over a million people and the most advanced city in the world. We made the city completely ...

The Baghdad municipality's next focus will be Al-Rashid Street, inaugurated in 1916. "It's the soul of old Baghdad, its identity," said the municipality's head of communications Mohammed al-Rubaye.

Alcohol has long been easily accessible in Baghdad, but a crackdown in recent years has made booze much more difficult to ...

He explains his reasons for a lifestyle change and why its facilities make Baghdad his city of choice. He talks pupils through his design, his tools and the building’s sometimes ground-breaking ...

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