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Encyclopedia > University of Baghdad

Baghdad University is the largest university in Baghdad, Iraq, established by legislation in 1958 and situated near the Tigris river. Its buildings were designed by an Italian architect. Location of Baghdad within Iraq Baghdad (Arabic: ‎ translit: , Kurdish: Bexda, from Persian Baagh-daad or Bag-Da-Du meaning “Garden of God” [1]) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... The Tigris River (Arabic: دجلة Dijla, Hebrew: חדקל ḥiddeqel, Kurdish: Dîjle, Pahlavi: Tigr, Old Persian: Tigrā-, Syriac: ܕܩܠܬ Deqlath, Turkish: Dicle, Akkadian: Idiqlat) is the eastern member of the pair of great rivers that define Mesopotamia, along with the Euphrates, which flows from the mountains of Anatolia through Iraq (the name Mesopotamia...


Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, hundreds of Iraqi academics were killed, threatened or kidnapped in what appears to be a non-partisan, non-sectarian, systematic attempt to destroy Iraqi academia. Many of the victims are from Baghdad University. Combatants Coalition Forces (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Poland) Iraq Commanders Tommy Franks Saddam Hussein Strength 263,000 375,000 The 2003 invasion of Iraq, termed Operation Iraqi Freedom by the US administration, began on March 20. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ...


See also

The BRussels Tribunal refers both to a series of hearings taking place in Brussels, April 14-17, 2004, as part of the World Tribunal on Iraq, and to the group of people who organised these hearings. ...

External links

  • Baghdad University
  • 2004 letter from teacher
  • Current conditions at the university
  • Story re shooting death of dean
  • Why-War archive of stories on Baghdad University

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Baghdad is the main transportation hub of Iraq, and is linked with the two most important neighbour countries, Jordan and Syria, with excellent highways.
Baghdad is the most important centre of learning in Iraq with the University of Baghdad (established in 1957), al-Mustansiriyya University (established in 1963) and the University of Technology (established in 1974).
Baghdad was in 836 abandoned to Turkish chiefs, and when it later returned to being the capital of the Muslim world, the city was rebuilt on the eastern bank of the Tigris.
Central Region, Baghdad (548 words)
The EHERC in the central region is centered in the city of Baghdad.
Al-Mustanseriya university, located in Baghdad, is one of the most important universities in the Middle East.
The city of Baghdad was founded in the 8th century A.D. by the Abbasid dynasty under Caliph al-Mansur.
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