Baghdad

E14388

city national capital

Baghdad is the capital and largest city of Iraq, historically renowned as a major center of the Islamic Golden Age and a key cultural and economic hub of the Arab world.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → national capital →
airport	Baghdad International Airport →
averageHighestSummerTemperature	over 40°C →
capitalOf	Iraq →
climate	hot desert climate →
coordinateLatitude	33.3152°N →
coordinateLongitude	44.3661°E →
country	Iraq →
currency	Iraqi dinar →
demographics	ethnically and religiously diverse population →
drainageBasin	Tigris–Euphrates river system →
foundationDate	762 →
foundedBy	Abbasid Caliphate →
founder	Al-Mansur →
governorateCapitalOf	Baghdad Governorate →
hasLandmark	Al-Faw Palace → Al-Kadhimiya Mosque → Al-Shaheed Monument → Baghdad Tower → Iraqi National Museum → Mustansiriya Madrasah →
hasUniversity	Al-Mustansiriya University → University of Baghdad →
historicalEra	Islamic Golden Age →
historicallyKnownFor	House of Wisdom →
historicalRole	major cultural center of the Arab world → major economic hub of the Arab world →
isSeatOf	Council of Representatives of Iraq → Government of Iraq → President of Iraq → Prime Minister of Iraq →
largestCityOf	Iraq →
locatedIn	Middle East → Western Asia →
locatedOnRiver	Tigris River →
namedAfter	pre-Islamic settlement of Baghdad →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
populationEstimateYear	2023 →
recognizedLanguage	Kurdish →
region	Baghdad Governorate →
religionMajority	Islam →
riverCrossing	Jisr al-Jumhuriya →
sufferedEvent	Iraq War (2003 invasion and aftermath) → Mongol sack of Baghdad in 1258 →
timeZone	Arabia Standard Time →
utcOffset	+3 →
wasCapitalOf	Abbasid Caliphate →
wasMajorCenterOf	Islamic Golden Age →

Referenced by (145)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Al-Faw Palace → Al-Mustansiriya University → Al-Shaheed Monument → Baghdad Tower → Battle of Baghdad (2003) → Camp Justice → Iraqi National Museum → Iraqi Special Tribunal → Jisr al-Jumhuriya → Mustansiriya Madrasah → University of Baghdad →	locatedIn
Harun al-Rashid → President of Iraq → Qusay Hussein → Saadia Gaon ("Baghdad region") → Saddam Hussein → Uday Hussein → al-Hallaj → al-Junayd →	residence
1958 Iraqi coup d'état → Baghdad Conference ("Baghdad, Iraq") → Capture of Baghdad (1917) → House of Wisdom → Mihna → Sack of Baghdad (1258) →	location
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani → Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr ("Baghdad, Iraq") → Al-Kindi → al-Junayd → al-Musta'sim →	deathPlace
Abbasid Caliphate → British Iraq Mandate → Buyid dynasty → Iraq →	capital
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region → Coalition Provisional Authority → Iraqi Intelligence Service → Iraqi Republican Guard →	headquartersLocation
Ibn Muqla → Qusay Hussein → Raghad Hussein → Uday Hussein →	placeOfBirth
al-Ma'mun → al-Mu'tasim → al-Musta'sim →	birthPlace
Al-Shaheed Monument → Baghdad Conference → House of Wisdom →	city
Arab world → Middle East → Middle East and North Africa →	hasMajorCity
Ibn Muqla → Saddam Hussein → al-Hallaj →	placeOfDeath
Iraqi Special Tribunal → Prime Minister of Iraq → Vice President of Iraq →	seat
Kut → Vice President of Iraq →	countryCapital
Iraqi Republican Guard → Ottoman 6th Army →	garrison
Abbasid Caliphate → Government of Iraq →	hasCapital
Iraqi Army → Multinational force in Iraq →	headquarters
David ben Zakkai → Ibn al-Bawwab →	placeOfActivity
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani → Al-Farabi →	regionOfActivity
Baghdad International Airport → Jisr al-Jumhuriya ("Baghdad city center") →	serves
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo → The Arabian Nights →	setting
Al-Khwarizmi → Al-Kindi →	workLocation
Sinbad the Sailor →	associatedWith
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani →	associatedWithCity
al-Junayd →	associatedWithPlace
Al Anbar Governorate ("Baghdad Governorate") →	bordersGovernorate
Faisal I of Iraq →	burialPlace
al-Ma'mun →	caliphateCapital
Islamic Caliphates →	capitalAtVariousTimes
Hashemite dynasty →	capitalDuringIraqRule
Harun al-Rashid →	capitalDuringReign
Al-Mansur →	capitalEstablished
Al-Mansur →	capitalOfCaliphate
al-Musta'sim →	capitalOfRealm
Samarra period →	capitalRelocatedFrom
Hülegü Khan →	capturedCity
Baghdad Geonim →	center
Islamic Golden Age →	centerOfActivity
Capture of Baghdad (1917) →	cityCaptured
Baghdad International Airport →	cityServed
Abbasid Caliphate →	culturalCenter
Karbala →	distanceFrom
Kut →	distanceTo
Hanbali school →	emergedInCity
Al-Mansur ("City of Baghdad") →	founded
OPEC →	foundedIn
Ottoman air units →	garrisonLocation
al-Musta'sim →	governedCity
Karbala →	governingCountryCapital
Baghdad ("Baghdad Governorate") →	governorateCapitalOf
Iraqi dinar →	hasCentralBankHeadquartersIn
Islamic world →	hasCulturalCenter
Dicle →	hasMajorCityOnBanks
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani →	hasMausoleumIn
Islamic astronomy →	hasNotableCenter
German Archaeological Institute →	hasOffice
House of Hashim →	historicalCapital
Iraqi Jews →	historicallyCenteredIn
Arabic calligraphy →	importantCenter
Ottoman Empire →	importantCity
Baghdad Tower →	isLandmarkOf
Baghdad International Airport →	isMainAirportOf
Iraq →	largestCity
Baghdad International Airport →	locatedNear
Samarra →	locatedNorthOf
Najaf →	locatedSouthOf
Republic Day (Iraq) →	locationOfCelebration
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani →	mainResidence
Islamic medicine →	majorCenter
Mongol Ilkhanate →	majorCity
Silk Road routes →	majorCityOnRoute
Council of Representatives of Iraq →	meetingPlace
Diyala River →	nearCity
Arabs →	notableHistoricalCenter
Arabia Standard Time →	observedInCountry
President of Iraq →	officeLocation
Dijla →	passesThrough
Tigris →	passesThroughCity
al-Kafi →	placeOfCompilation
Suhrawardiyya →	placeOfOrigin
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 →	primaryTargetCountryCapital
Baghdad ("Baghdad Governorate") →	region
Amarah →	roadConnection
The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film) →	setIn
The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad →	settingPlace
Status of Forces Agreement between U.S. and Iraq (2008) →	signedIn
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic →	spokenIn
Mesopotamian Arabic →	spokenInCity
al-Mu'tasim →	territorialCapitalMovedFrom
Buyid dynasty →	territoryIncludes
Ibn Arabi →	travelledTo
Ibn Battuta →	visitedCity