But things have changed. This isn't the Baghdad I once knew. Just off Abu Nuwas Street near the Tigris River, where sniper fire was once a daily hazard, the sounds of war have been replaced by the ...

Followers of the Sabean Mandaeans, a pre-Christian sect that follows the teachings of John the Baptist, pray near the bank of ...

Many disputes have occurred between Ankara and Baghdad over the division of the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates ... after five of the river’s upstream countries — Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya ...

Baghdad’s libraries were looted and burned ... they burned the libraries and threw so many books into the River Tigris that the water ran black from the ink - Abdulsalem Abdulkareem, librarian ...

In 1917, after centuries Ottoman rule, the British marched into Baghdad and conquered the city. This allied victory over one World War I's Central powers was hailed in a letter by Captain L.

The River Tigris in Baghdad was used for trade, travel and irrigation (watering crops). The River Tigris in Baghdad was used for trade, travel and irrigation (watering crops). Many trade routes ...

The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) headquarters, designed by the UK-based Zaha Hadid Architects, is a new landmark on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Now the tallest building in the city ...

Located on both sides of the River Tigris 130 km north of Baghdad, the length of the site from north to south is 41.5 km; its width varying from 8 km to 4 km. It testifies to the architectural and ...