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Baghdad (lang-ar????? = TranslarDINBa?d?d,) is the capital (capital (political)) of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is coterminous. Having a municipal population estimated between 7 and 7.5 million, it is the largest city in Iraq and the second largest city in the Arab World (after Cairo, Egypt).
Located on the River Tigris (Tigris), the city dates back to the 8th century. Baghdad has a past as a center of the Arab and Muslim world especially during the Abbasid Caliphate.
Native Name: ??????
Settlement Type: City
Translit Lang1: Arabic
Translit Lang1 Type: ??????
Translit Lang1 Info: Ba?d?d
Image Skyline: Baghdad Red zone.jpg
Pushpin Map: Iraq
Latd: 33 latm=20 lats=00 latNS=N
Longd: 44 longm=26 longs=00 longEW=E
Coordinates Region: IQ
Subdivision Type: Country (Sovereign states)
Subdivision Name: FlagIraq
Subdivision Type1: Province
Subdivision Name1: Baghdad (Baghdad Governorate)
Leader Title: Mayor
Leader Name: Saber Nabet Al-Essawi
Area Total Km2: 1134
Elevation M: 34
Population Est: 6554126
Pop Est As Of: 2004
Utc Offset1: +3
Website: www.baghdadgov.com/en/