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The Round City of Baghdad is the original core of Baghdad, built by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur in 762–766 CE as the official residence of the Abbasid...

second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo and the second-largest city in West Asia after Tehran. It is located on the Tigris river. In 762 AD, Baghdad was...

The city of Baghdad (Arabic: بغداد Baġdād) was established by the Abbasid dynasty as its capital in the 8th century, marking a new era in Islamic history...

al-Musta'sim, a large army under Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked the city. Within a few weeks, Baghdad fell and was sacked by the Mongol army—al-Musta'sim...

The House of Wisdom (Arabic: بَيْت الْحِكْمَة Bayt al-Ḥikmah), also known as the Grand Library of Baghdad, was believed to be a major Abbasid-era public...

City of Peace may refer to: Jerusalem, from a folk etymology Myrhorod, Ukraine, whose name literally means "city of peace" Round city of Baghdad, (Arabic:...

continued from earlier Mesopotamian and Persian rulers), such as the Round City of Baghdad, founded in 762, and Samarra, founded in 836. The Abbasids favoured...

others were preserved and renovated during the Ottoman era. The Round city of Baghdad was constructed by the Abbasid Caliph Abu Ja’far al-Mansur during...

city and its surrounding areas Baghdad Province, Ottoman Empire Baghdad Central Station, a train station Baghdad International Airport Round city of Baghdad...

regionally traditional capital cities of Baghdad, Beijing, Istanbul and Kyoto. Bastion forts arose in an attempt to make cities defensible against strengthening...

city is the concept of a plan for a city that has been conceived in accordance with a particular rational or moral objective. The "ideal" nature of such...

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train of booty and slaves. In March 924, the Qarmatians destroyed the Hajj caravan making its way back from Mecca to Baghdad, taking many notables of the...

Several ancient cities of Mesopotamia and Persia are known to have had a circular plan. Iranian architecture#City design Arce, Ignacio (1 January 2008)...

of Baghdad, also known as the Fall of Baghdad, was a military engagement that took place in Baghdad in early April 2003, as part of the invasion of Iraq...

was defeated in February 750 at a battle on the (Great) Zab river north of Baghdad, effectively ending the Umayyad caliphate, which had ruled since 661 AD...

the Abbasid dynasty built the city of Baghdad, which became the most important city along the silk road. At the end of its glory, the routes brought about...

religiously diverse city of Baghdad. The Abbasids were essentially puppets of secular rulers starting from 945, though their rule over Baghdad and its surroundings...

went to Baghdad, where he remained for the next year. During his time in Baghdad he claimed to be a Zaydi by being related to the grandson of Zayd ibn...

Islamic architecture in fact borrowed heavily from Persian architecture. Baghdad, for example, was based on Persian precedents such as Firouzabad in Persia...