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Round city of Baghdad. Baghdad was founded on 30 July 762 CE. It was designed by Caliph al-Mansur. [1] According to 11th-century scholar Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi in his History of Baghdad, [2] each course of the city wall consisted of 162,000 bricks for the first third of the wall's height.
1941 - Iraqi coup d'état in Baghdad, World War II; 1941 May: Anglo-Iraqi War. [32] June: Farhud (pogrom against Jews). 1944 – Baghdad Symphony Orchestra founded. 1946 – Al-Sarafiya bridge built. 1947 - Population: 352,137. [33] 1948 Uprising. [9] Popular Theatre Company [31] and filmmaking Studio of Baghdad formed. [25]
The name Baghdad is pre-Islamic, and its origin is disputed. [2] The site where the city of Baghdad developed has been populated for millennia. Archaeological evidence shows that the site of Baghdad was occupied by various peoples long before the Arab conquest of Mesopotamia in 637 CE, and several ancient empires had capitals located in the surrounding area.
The Anglo-Iraqi War was a British-led Allied military campaign during the Second World War against the Kingdom of Iraq, then ruled by Rashid Ali al-Gaylani who had seized power in the 1941 Iraqi coup d'état with assistance from Germany and Italy.
The Iraqi decision did not come entirely as a surprise since it followed an extended visit by Abdul Karim al-Shaykhli to the Soviet Union and East Germany from 20 to 31 March 1969. [4] Discussions amounted to both countries tightening relations and taking further "steps for deepening cooperation in political, economic and cultural fields".
Yunis Bahri (far left), Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (speaking) and Amin al-Husseini (center), at the anniversary of the pro-Nazi 1941 Iraqi coup d'état in Berlin.. Relations between Nazi Germany (1933–1945) and the Arab world ranged from indifference, fear, animosity, and confrontation [1] [2] to collaboration.
Iraq, a country located in West Asia, largely coincides with the ancient region of Mesopotamia, often referred to as the cradle of civilization.The history of Mesopotamia extends back to the Lower Paleolithic period, with significant developments continuing through the establishment of the Caliphate in the late 7th century AD, after which the region became known as Iraq.
The Farhud (Arabic: الفرهود, romanized: al-Farhūd) was a pogrom carried out against the Jewish population of Baghdad, Iraq, on 1–2 June 1941 (coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Shavuot), immediately following the British victory in the Anglo-Iraqi War.