Baghdad

Baghdad بغداد
Metropolis
Nickname:  'The City of Peace'
Baghdad Location of Baghdad within Iraq Baghdad Baghdad (Asia)
Coordinates: 33°20′N 44°23′E
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Baghdad
Established	762 AD
Founded by	Abu Jafar al-Mansur
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Baghdad City Advisory Council
• Mayor	Zekra Alwach
Area
• Total	204.2 km2 (78.8 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2016)	8,765,000
• Rank	1st
Demonym	Baghdadi
Time zone	UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	No DST
Postal code	10001 to 10090
Website	Mayoralty of Baghdad

Baghdad (Arabic: بغداد, transliterated Baghdād) is the capital city and largest city in Iraq. It is the second-largest city in Southwest Asia after Tehran. It is the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. 5,772,000 people lived there in 2003. Baghdad is on the Tigris River at 33°20′N 44°26′E. The city was once the center of Dar al-Islam, Muslim civilization. Baghdad used to be one of the largest learning centers in the world, during the post classical era. It was one of the greatest cities of Islamic civilization. It was one of the most important cities in the Muslim world and reached its extent of art and poetry. Baghdad was founded by the Abbasid Caliphate under the Caliph Abu Jafar al-Mansur better known as simply al-Mansur. The city was captured in 1055 by the Seljuk Turks. It was largely sacked and destroyed in 1258 by the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan. It then later came under the rule of the Safavid Iran and then the Ottoman Empire in 1537.