Baghdad Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بغداد Muḥāfaẓät Baġdād) in the nation of Iraq includes the city of Baghdad and the surrounding metropolitan area, including Al Mahmudiyah (in the so-called "triangle of death") and the infamous Abu Ghraib. It has an area of 734 square kilometers (283.4 sq mi), the smallest of the 18 governorates of Iraq but the most populous. In 2003, the estimated population of the province was 6,400,400 people. “Arabic” redirects here. ... province of Iraq File links The following pages link to this file: Baghdad Governorate Categories: GFDL images ... Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... “Arabic” redirects here. ... “Arabic” redirects here. ... Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mahmoudiyah (also transliterated Mahmudiyah, Mahmoudi, or Mahmoodiyah, prefixed usually with Al-) is an Iraqi town south of Baghdad. ... During the 2003-present occupation of Iraq, the name Triangle of Death was given by U.S. and allied forces to a region south of Baghdad which saw major combat activity during the last months of 2004. ... See Abu Ghraib prison and Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Governorate Description

Baghdad governorate is considered one of the more developed parts of Iraq, with a better infrastructure than much of Iraq, though heavily damaged from the invasion in 2003 and continuing violence today. Baghdad, even though considered the most heavily guarded area in Iraq, is still the scene of countless daily ambushes and attacks from Iraqi rebels directed towards Coalition troops. It also has one of the highest rates for terrorism in the world with bombs, suicide attackers, and hit squads operating in the city. Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ...

Baghdad has at least 12 bridges to join the east and west of the city separated by the river Tigris. The Sadr City district of the capital is the most densely populated area in Iraq home to around two million impoverished Shi'ite Muslims. Around 70% of Baghdad's population is Shi'ite Muslim with most of the rest Sunni. A sizeable Christian community also has a presence in Baghdad. Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ...

The capital is now in the middle of a power struggle with insurgents forcing out Shi'ite residents in some areas of western Baghdad where the Sunni sect is in the majority. After the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra, north of Baghdad, Shi'ite militias retaliated and forced out some Sunnis from predominantly Shi'ite areas.

Governorate Administration

Baghdad is the only governorate in Iraq that is also an Iraqi city. Representatives to the Baghdad Provincial/Governorate Council were elected by their peers from the lower councils of the administrative districts in Baghdad in numbers proportional to the population of the various districts that were represented. There are nine administrative districts in Baghdad that correspond to the nine district advisory councils. ...

See Also

• Baghdad

v • d • e Governorates of Iraq • (See Also: Districts of Iraq)
Al-Anbar • Arbīl • Bābil • Baghdād • Al-Basrah • Dahūk • Dhī Qār • Diyālā • Karbalā' • Maysān • An-Najaf • Nīnawā • Al-Muthannā • Al-Qādisiyyah • Kirkūk • Salāh ad-Dīn • As-Sulaymāniyyah • Wāsit

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