Baghdad is set to welcome a game-changing retail and entertainment hub with the opening of Iraq Mall, a sprawling ...

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 Just off Abu Nuwas Street near the Tigris River, where sniper fire was once a daily hazard, the sounds of war have been replaced by the ...

Located on both sides of the River Tigris 130km north of Baghdad, the length of the site from north to south is 41.5km. Unlike other great capitals that prospered and led to the loss of their early ...

Nowhere was this truer than Mesopotamia, as the British advance up the Tigris River came to a sudden halt just short of Baghdad in December 1915, and the would-be conquerors soon found themselves ...

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 ...

A soldier stands at the ready as the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division enters Baghdad. U.S. forces had taken the international airport to the west of the city. They used a three-pronged attack to ...

Throughout the 9 and 10 centuries, the city of Baghdad, situated by the river Tigris, was the cultural heart of the Arab world. Claudia Ott paints a picture of bustling activity in what is now ...

Baghdad became the capital of the empire in 762 CE. Situated on the Tigris River, it lay at the crossroads of the East and West, and was a major inter-cultural center due to its strategic position.