Baghdad
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| Baghdad | |
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| City | |
| بغداد Baġdād | |
 Baghdad
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| Coordinates: 33°20′00″N 44°26′00″E / 33.3333333°N 44.4333333°ECoordinates: 33°20′00″N 44°26′00″E / 33.3333333°N 44.4333333°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Province | Baghdad |
| Established | 762 AD. |
| Founded by | Abu Jafar al-Mansour |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | Baghdad City Advisory Council |
| • Mayor | Saber Nabet Al-Essawi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,260.2 km2 (872.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2011) | 7,216,040 |
| • Rank | 1st |
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| Time zone | Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | No DST (UTC) |
Baghdad (Arabic: بغداد, transliterated Baghdād) is the capital city and largest city in Iraq. It is the second-largest city in Southwest Asia after Tehran. It is the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It has 5,772,000 people (2003). Baghdad is on the Tigris River at 33°20′N 44°26′E. The city was once the center of Dar al-Islam, Muslim civilization. Baghdad used to be one of the largest learning centers in the world, during the post classical era.
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- ↑ Estimates of total population are very different depending on which source is used. The Encyclopædia Britannica gives a 2001 population of 4,950,000, the 2006 Lancet Report states a population of 7,216,040 in 2011.
- ↑ "Cities and urban areas in Iraq with population over 100,000", Mongabay.com
