International Zone
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The International Zone, later known as the Green Zone, was the heavily fortified administrative and diplomatic district in central Baghdad that housed coalition authorities and foreign embassies after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| International Zone canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
diplomatic district ⓘ heavily fortified district ⓘ security zone ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Green Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavily fortified
ⓘ
highly restricted ⓘ seat of coalition authority in Iraq ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | Karkh District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Iraqi government buildings
ⓘ
Republican Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Embassy in Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ foreign embassies ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Coalition Provisional Authority
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi government (later period) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States-led coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | 2003 invasion of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
ⓘ
command and control hub for coalition authorities ⓘ diplomatic enclave after the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Iraq War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S.-led occupation of Iraq ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baghdad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Tigris River ⓘ |
| near |
Saddam-era government complexes
ⓘ
Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositeOf | Baghdad Red Zone (less secure areas outside) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Baghdad security architecture ⓘ |
| referredToAs | Green Zone in media ⓘ |
| securityFeatures |
barriers
ⓘ
blast walls ⓘ checkpoints ⓘ restricted access ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| usedAs |
safe area for foreign personnel
ⓘ
symbol of occupation by many Iraqis ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Coalition Provisional Authority
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi government NERFINISHED ⓘ United States military NERFINISHED ⓘ foreign embassies ⓘ multinational coalition forces ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.