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Baghdad (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 21 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.3500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 25 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.4167 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city was sacked by Muslim Arabs 634 CE. It rose to importance as a religious, trade, and cultural center on the Silk Road in the 8th century. It was nearly destroyed by Mongols in 1258, and conquered by Tamerlane in 1401. It was taken by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1534, became part of the Ottoman Empire 1638. Later, it was taken by the British in 1917. |
Names: |
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| Baghdād (preferred,C,V)
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| Baghdad (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Bagdad (C,V)
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| Beghdad (C,V)
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| بغداد (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| بەغداد (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| בגדד (C,U,Hebrew )
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Iraq (nation) (P) |
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Baghdad (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since ancient times |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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since 1921 |
| regional capital (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Abbasside caliphate, 762-1258 |
| trade center (H) |
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second only to Constantinople, 760s-850s |
| religious center (H) |
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of Islam under Caliph al-Mamun, 813-833 |
| archiepiscopal see (H) |
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13th cen.-16th cen. |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Iraq .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [1000118] |
| located on .... |
Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Nehardea .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Iraq, Mayorality of Baghdad) [6004159] |
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