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27 wrz 2024 · Baghdad, city, capital of Iraq and capital of Baghdad governorate, central Iraq. Its location, on the Tigris River about 330 miles (530 km) from the headwaters of the Persian Gulf, is in the heart of ancient Mesopotamia. Baghdad is Iraq’s largest city and one of the most populous urban agglomerations of the Middle East.
In this lesson, we will learn about how Baghdad became such an important cultural centre in the Abbasid Caliphate.
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 after their defeat of the Umayyad Caliphate. It replaced Seleucia-Ctesiphon, a Sasanian capital 35 km southeast of Baghdad, which was virtually abandoned by the end of the 8th century.
Limited bombing began on March 19, 2003, as United States forces unsuccessfully attempted to kill Saddam Hussein. Attacks continued against a small number of targets until March 21, 2003, when, at 17:00 UTC, the main bombing campaign of the US and their allies began.
In 2015, DC Comics announced a new graphic novel at San Diego Comic-Con, called "The Sheriff of Baghdad", by Tom King. McPhee had already applied for a trademark for the name, forcing King and DC to change the name of the novel to "The Sheriff of Babylon".
On 26–27 October 2019, the United States conducted a military operation code named Operation Kayla Mueller that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the then-leader and self-proclaimed caliph of the ISIS terrorist organization. The operation took place in the outskirts of Barisha, Idlib Governorate, Syria.
I can describe how Islam grew from its early origins to the founding of Baghdad, 'the City of Peace'.
