Baghdad: Quick Facts

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Nov. 6, 2026

News •

Baghdad Jewish museum opens in a country with only a handful of Jews left • Nov. 1, 2026, 1:35 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Amid escalating internal tensions, Iraqi government struggles for control • Oct. 26, 2026, 2:59 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)

IRGC officer killed in Iran-Iraq border mountains as fighting with Kurdish opposition intensifies • Oct. 21, 2026, 4:53 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Iraq's cabinet completion raises Iranian influence concerns, but offers PM chance to curb militias • Oct. 16, 2026, 4:02 PM ET (VOA - Voice of America English News)

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Tigris River in Baghdad

Shrine of ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī

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Ruṣāfah and Al-Karkh districts of Baghdad

Map showing the birthplaces of prominent mathematicians from the Islamic world, marked with city names and mathematician names across the Middle East and Central Asia. Cities such as Baghdad, Basra, Harran, and others are labeled, each associated with a historical mathematician. Modern country boundaries and a locator inset of the region are included.

Central Baghdad, seen from the Ruṣāfah district looking south toward Al-Karkh, with the Ḥaydar Khānah mosque in the foreground.

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