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The city of Baghdad is located in the northern regions of Iraq, at latitude 33.34 and longitude 44.40, and it is located at an altitude of 41 meters above sea level, and is located on both sides of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and is about 300 miles from the northern, southern and western borders of the country.
The city of Baghdad is the largest city in Iraq, and it is one of the most densely populated urban agglomerations in the Middle East. The city was founded in 762 AD to be the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, and for 500 years it was the most important cultural center for Arab and Islamic civilization, and it was one of the greatest cities in the world, but its importance declined after The Mongols occupied it in 1258, but it regained its status and importance when it became the capital of Iraq in 1920 AD, as the city developed and flourished to become a modern capital.
Climate of Baghdad
The climate of the city of Baghdad is characterized by being hot and dry in summer, and cold and wet in winter. The weather in spring and autumn is pleasant despite their shortness. The average temperature between May and September reaches 40 degrees Celsius, and in July and August the temperature reaches 40 degrees Celsius. The temperature is about 17 degrees Celsius or more at night, while in the winter the average temperature during the day is 10 degrees Celsius, and sometimes it drops below the freezing point. In spring and early summer, northwesterly winds blow, causing sandstorms.
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The Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur established the city of Baghdad on the western bank of the Tigris River in 762 AD. To be the administrative capital of the empire, and its construction was completed in 766 AD, and it cost more than 883.000 dirhams. Architects, craftsmen, and workers from all over the Islamic world, numbering more than 100.000, participated in its construction. It was built in a circular shape, and it had three united walls. Four gates open towards Basra, Syria, Kufa, and Khorasan, and it was surrounded by a deep trench. Caliph Al-Mansur called it Dar al-Salam, the abode of peace, but he did not object to using the old name of the city (Baghdad), and the city acquired many designations, including the roundabout city. , which means the round city; This is due to its circular shape, and the city of Zuwara, which means the winding city; Because of its location on the winding banks of the Tigris River.
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