Baghdad is the capital city of Iraq. Due to its location at the heart of the Tigris River, Baghdad was central to ancient Mesopotamia. Baghdad is one of the most important and largest cities in the Arabic and Islamic timeline. During the early 1800s, Baghdad was under rule by the Ottoman Empire, it regained its freedom in 1920. Many Muslims today say that Baghdad is one of the only places that has maintained its history well, it is now revered as a source and guide into the early lives of Arabic civilization.
"It was impossible to think of anything that was little or mean, the goings-on of trade, the strife of men, or every-day city business:—the impression was one, and it was visionary; like the conceptions of our childhood of Bagdad or Balsora when we have been reading the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments."
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