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Muhammad al-Khashali, the former main owner of the coffeehouse. The long-time former owner of the café, Muhammad al-Khashali, said that the coffeehouse was established in 1917, but the building used to be a printing press called "Al-Shabandar Press" owned by Musa al-Shabandar, as this building was previously a printing house for printing books.
The Round City of Baghdad is the original core of Baghdad, built by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur in 762–766 CE as the official residence of the Abbasid court. Its official name in Abbasid times was City of Peace ( Arabic : مدينة السلام , romanized : Madīnat as-Salām ).
The Iraqi capital city Baghdad prides itself on making the best masgouf, with the Abu Nawas district on the shores of the Tigris river, "dedicated" to this dish. [2] Nonetheless, one can find masgouf all over Iraq, especially near the Tigris-Euphrates Basin .
The café was opened in 2013 and was built in traditional Baghdadi architecture. The owner of the café, Abd al-Razzaq al-Atraqchi, wanted to make a traditional Baghdadi café as well as create a house for old preserved antiques even as the antique trade in Baghdad started to decline after 2003 due to the Iraq War. The decision was made to ...
The Swiss Café (Arabic: مقهى السويسرية) is one of Baghdad's old distinctive coffeehouse that was established in the mid-1940s. The coffeehouse had an unusual style for the people of Baghdad with its dazzling façade, luxurious thick glass, and elegant tables made of bamboo sticks, in addition to the comfortable chairs that were ...
The Pizzeria Napoli is a pizza restaurant in Baghdad, Iraq.The owner, Waleed al-Bayati (sometimes in western press as Walid Khalid), previously lived in Italy and along with his brother, set up the restaurant on Saturday, June 27, 2003 [1] when former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's government fell after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.
Lutifiyah area of southwest Baghdad; Mashada, 25 miles north of Baghdad [9] [10] Risafi—in northwestern Baghdad [11] Taji, Iraq (Arabic: تاجي) is an area approximately 20 miles north of Baghdad, and the site of a large U.S.-controlled military base. Kamaliya—in southeastern Baghdad [12] [13] Al-Salam, also called Tobchi—in south Al ...
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.