Baghdad (irq)

Baghdad

Baghdad ranks 91st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tallinn, San Diego, and Seattle. Memorable people born in Baghdad include Al-Masudi, Sargon of Akkad, and Fuzûlî. Memorable people who died in Baghdad include Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq, Al-Tabari, and Al-Muqtadir. Baghdad has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Baghdad is located in Iraq.

Baghdad is the capital and largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the most populous cities in the Middle East and Arab world and forms 22% of the country's population. Spanning an area of approximately 673 square kilometres (260 sq mi), Baghdad is the capital of its governorate and serves as Iraq's political, economic, and cultural hub. Read more on Wikipedia