View Full Version : #IRAQ: Baghdad { بغداد }
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Al-Rahman mosque (Early 2008)
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On the Tigris
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karim aboussir March 8th, 2008, 10:03 PM it has great potentials it could be very nice if the war ends and something is done about it I can imagine bagdad in 2030 or 2040 it may be one of the best cities in the world
Hassoun March 9th, 2008, 12:38 AM It is SAD how it looks EMPTY :(
It has the Best STATUES and Squares in the Arab World.
Frog March 9th, 2008, 01:13 AM Nice pictures thank you, this could become a great city one day I think it has a lot of potential once things settle down:applause:
clone54 March 9th, 2008, 04:41 AM These are great pictures stormshadow, thanks alot, the pictures are wonder masha'Allah, don't worry smussuw things will get better insha'Allah once things calm down and the americans leave one day lol. These pictures look so green and lush I always thought of baghdad of someting like desert ^^ . Also the mosque under the unfinished Al-Rahman Mosque looks like that main mosque in dubai right smussuw? ^^ and where is the abu hanifa mosque I heard it was destroyed by the americans when they stormed in? StormShadow if you can have pictures of abu hanifa mosque please post it as well.
lebgurl March 9th, 2008, 06:08 AM God I can't wait to visit there!
Those statues are gorgeous... I've never seen any of them!
Maha March 9th, 2008, 07:56 AM Nice pictures thank you, this could become a great city one day I think it has a lot of potential once things settle down:applause:
It already is a great city.
Jayme March 9th, 2008, 10:26 AM Baghdad looks amazing !
Shaheed Monument is amazing
Al-Rahman Mosque is HUGE
eklips March 9th, 2008, 03:18 PM Nice pictures, a shame that such a historical city (and country) has to go through something like that.
Do we have any Iraqi forumers?
Redalinho March 9th, 2008, 08:12 PM Adventist Church
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StormShadow March 9th, 2008, 10:15 PM Thanks to all for viewing. It's difficult to locate recent quality images of Baghdad. This set is composed of images dating from 2006-2008. The Al-Rahman Mosque is scheduled to be completed by 2015.
Ramazzotti March 9th, 2008, 11:32 PM so much potential!! too bad, it's getting wasted ...
Redalinho March 10th, 2008, 12:06 AM My name is Baghdad...
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BigDreamer March 10th, 2008, 06:40 AM Thank you for this great thread StormShadow !
so sad, Imagine where Iraq couldve been if it wasn't for 3 long consecutive wars :(
Maha March 10th, 2008, 08:45 AM Are there some missing posts or am I imagining things! :dunno:
intensivecarebear March 10th, 2008, 06:47 PM Oh my god that Al-Rahman mosque is so HUGE!!! I don't understand, aren't there more important infrastructure and housing to build instead of a huge ugly mosque?? Such an ostentatious waste.:ohno:
karim aboussir March 10th, 2008, 06:56 PM yep I know infrastruture is more important more green more roads medical hospitals more security there is so much that needs to be done but baghdad could be a great city some day when things get better ( I HOPE IT DOES SOON!) maybe when I am an old man things will settle down LOL I will visit it
CrazY March 10th, 2008, 07:17 PM Oh my god that Al-Rahman mosque is so HUGE!!! I don't understand, aren't there more important infrastructure and housing to build instead of a huge ugly mosque?? Such an ostentatious waste.:ohno:
it was beening built by saddam before 2003, from the oil for food program :P
Redalinho March 10th, 2008, 08:25 PM Babylon ( reconstituion)
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Redalinho March 10th, 2008, 08:26 PM Sunset
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Tigris
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Redalinho March 10th, 2008, 08:28 PM Aerial View
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intensivecarebear March 10th, 2008, 08:35 PM it was beening built by saddam before 2003, from the oil for food program :P
wow, I should have known:nuts: How much of the revenue from the oil exports was supposed to go to humanitarian needs?
StormShadow March 10th, 2008, 09:16 PM Palm forest along the Euphrates, north of Baghdad
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I Uploaded the images to another source for our friends who live in the Emirates. =)
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intensivecarebear March 11th, 2008, 05:21 PM wow those pics of the palm forest are amazing
gole_hayahou March 17th, 2008, 10:15 PM fantastic pictures.
I must admit that some of the architectural design looks slightly out of the place to me, for example the tomb of the unknown soldier....! but nevertheless looks great!
lebgurl March 18th, 2008, 01:11 AM :eek2::eek2::eek2: that first picture of the palm forest was UNBELIEVABLE!
Maha March 18th, 2008, 07:27 AM You should have seen Basra then before the war (when all the palm trees died or were chopped off).
Hassoun March 18th, 2008, 09:12 PM Is Baghdad really Still Second Largest City in the Arab world ???After all who died??? :(
TEKKEN March 19th, 2008, 08:27 AM isn´t Cairo the biggest ????
BigDreamer March 19th, 2008, 09:44 AM Is Baghdad really Still Second Largest City in the Arab world ???After all who died??? :(
Baghdad is 2nd largest (as stated in the thread title) and yes... that's after taking into account those who died and the millions who became refugees elsewhere..
Sdare March 19th, 2008, 09:54 AM they used to say that Cairo is the biggest and Baghdad is the 2nd from along time, but I think things change
I do believe that my city (Riyadh) is the biggest, even Egyptians say that their selves
anyway I love smaller cities
StormShadow March 19th, 2008, 10:41 AM ...
Cairo - 7,734,334 (2006)
Baghdad - 6.0 million (2006)
Riyadh - 4,700,000 (2007)
Jeddah - 3,400,000 (2007)
Dubai - 1,679,272 (2008)
Damascus - 1,669,000 (2007)
Beirut - 1,250,000 (2007)
^Anton^ March 19th, 2008, 03:49 PM It is a shame what they/we have done to this country... :ohno:
gole_hayahou March 19th, 2008, 05:55 PM ...
Cairo - 7,734,334 (2006)
Baghdad - 6.0 million (2006)
Riyadh - 4,700,000 (2007)
Jeddah - 3,400,000 (2007)
Dubai - 1,679,272 (2008)
Damascus - 1,669,000 (2007)
Beirut - 1,250,000 (2007)
Thank you!
^Anton^ March 19th, 2008, 06:42 PM ^^
Aren't Casablanca and Algiers bigger than Beirut, Damascus or Dubai?
Redalinho March 19th, 2008, 09:11 PM Cairo 17,856,000
Baghdad 8,092,000
Khartoum 4,969,000
Giza 4,779,000
Damascus 4,500,000
Casablanca 4,500,000
Riyadh 4,260,000
Jeddah 3,855,912
Aleppo 3,780,000
Alexandria 3,500,000
Shubra al Khaymah 3,510,000
Algiers 3,518,083
Basra 2,600,000
Kuwait City 2,380,000
Amman 2,125,400
Rabat 2,100,000
Abu Dhabi 1,850,230
Beirut 1,792,111
Sana'a 1,747,627
Mosul 1,739,800
Mogadishu 1,700,000
Tripoli 1,680,000
Port Said 1,500,000
Dubai 1,492,000
Marrakech 1,420,000
Medina 1,300,000
Mecca 1,294,167
Fez 1,200,000
Hebrewtext March 19th, 2008, 09:17 PM yes this sounds more logic^^
I would say Cairo metro area counts even some 20 million .
Redalinho March 19th, 2008, 09:20 PM ^^^
Cairo + Giza = 21 M
StormShadow March 19th, 2008, 09:37 PM Redalinho, that estimate includes the metropolitan area, correct ?
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Hassoun March 19th, 2008, 09:49 PM Shubra al khayma is part of the Cairo Metro area too, so u have Cairo+Giza+Shubra that's too many people
StormShadow April 6th, 2008, 08:00 PM What happened to the Arabic font on the thread title ?
Anyway, here are extra images -
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Aliya April 8th, 2008, 04:55 PM lovely pictures!!!
lebgurl April 10th, 2008, 04:20 AM parts of baghdad remind me of cairo. those pictures really are beautiful tho!
What's this building for?
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Daryae_Abi April 13th, 2008, 01:02 AM Oh my god that Al-Rahman mosque is so HUGE!!! I don't understand, aren't there more important infrastructure and housing to build instead of a huge ugly mosque?? Such an ostentatious waste.:ohno:
1. It is beautiful, not ugly.
2. Mosque brings tourism, which brings money. And you are supposed to be more advanced but don't know this? :lol:
3. You complain about the MOSQUE but not the ridiculous "victory sword" of Saddam's war crime?
Zmey April 13th, 2008, 08:30 AM Erm, beauty of that mosque is debatable, to me it looks like cold concrete giant and I highly doubt Iraq will have tourists in next decade or so. And when people are starving a mosque is the last thing needed...
StormShadow April 15th, 2008, 01:11 AM http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/893511.jpg
Palestine Hotel
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BigDreamer April 15th, 2008, 06:07 AM ^^ Thanks for the pics StormShadow
Does anyone know the name of the big mosque being constructed in that last photo?
StormShadow April 16th, 2008, 10:36 PM I think it's called the Al-Rahman Mosque.
TheGlobalizer April 17th, 2008, 11:51 PM There's a lot of beauty in Baghdad. I hope the mess ends soon.
Alexriga April 20th, 2008, 11:39 PM I hope war will end soon. This place has great potential. Thanks God so much beauty survived war :) And they should replant palm forests around Basra, they look awesome :D
intensivecarebear April 21st, 2008, 12:38 AM 1. It is beautiful, not ugly.
2. Mosque brings tourism, which brings money. And you are supposed to be more advanced but don't know this? :lol:
3. You complain about the MOSQUE but not the ridiculous "victory sword" of Saddam's war crime?
That's your opinion and its subjective. To me and many, many others it is ugly and distasteful. And I never said I was more advanced, where'd you get that from? Because I'm American I must think others are inferior right? But hey you're right about me not noticing the Sadaam victory sword. But that mosque is so huge so how could I not say something. And something tells me that an ugly mosque is not going to bring coachloads of tourists.
Anyway there are other beautiful parts of Baghdad and that's what's most important.
Maha April 23rd, 2008, 01:30 PM 1. It is beautiful, not ugly.
2. Mosque brings tourism, which brings money. And you are supposed to be more advanced but don't know this? :lol:
3. You complain about the MOSQUE but not the ridiculous "victory sword" of Saddam's war crime?
1. I never saw the Rahaman Mosque since it was not built when I left Iraq, I also can't see the photos so I cant judge about whether it's beautiful or ugly.
2. a. If Saddam did one good thing, it would be banning tourism. Tourism is profitable for France, not Iraq. b. The purpose of a mosque is not to look at it's architecture - this point is incorrect.
3. Acutally, I like the swards, they seem nice to me. Plus, a war can not be considered a 'crime' or else every single country should be incriminated - including Iran.
However, I do support the mosque (which was built by Saddam, by the way) for several other reasons; first, people in Iraq actually do go to mosques, so it would be useful; second, the reason it was built was to totally eradicate the horse race track that was built by the British there - good job! although belated; third, a mosque can be much more than just a place to pray, I was told it had a lot of facilities and a big library too.
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gole_hayahou June 22nd, 2008, 01:52 PM Fantastic pictures...thanks!
I would love for there to be an Iraqi Forum...such beauty and nowhere to post it properly!
The Arabic part of the Thread title must have messed up during one of the server updates or something! :)
Redalinho August 15th, 2008, 05:49 PM Ur
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Turko August 15th, 2008, 08:16 PM Long live the Great Country of Iraq.
It saddens me the current War On Iraq, as much people dislike Saddam & crimes he had committed.
He was doing a better Job then the result of an Invasion that was not the way forward for this Country.
Lovely Pictures never the less
Daano August 16th, 2008, 01:39 AM I't looks much better on this image's than on the tv
l'eau August 16th, 2008, 01:57 AM http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1694/baghdad2fz5.jpg
palm tree is awesome:)
l'eau August 16th, 2008, 01:55 PM ^^yeah!!!!:banana:
Soballe August 19th, 2008, 06:30 AM futures looking bright, finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
setifis August 30th, 2008, 12:25 AM I have been in Baghdad during the war 2003; unfortunately I didn’t have time to see the city it was heavy bombardment during the first days of the war, and it was a huge storm as well all Baghdad sky was red dust, a German from grpop peace told me that this is god’s anger, then its rained, and u can believe it everything get dusty and muddy, the closes the faces.. But that wasn’t a big issue, the problem is nobody knows when a bomb or a missile hit him, we were bombarded in Palestine hotel, most of the foreigners were not allowed to book in any other hotel except Almansour hotel near the information Minster were u can see the famous Alshaf, or palatine hotel. Almansour was partly destroyed, when 3 missiles hit the neighbouring Iraqi TV, it was 4 ock morning and I was there, they burned all the area the Americans were angry coz the Iraqis shoot down some planes and showed the captured pilots on TV. It was a hell, arms tanks were thrown everywhere and u can take what ever u want, and of course the bombs falling from the sky like a rain.
karar September 20th, 2008, 03:30 AM parts of baghdad remind me of cairo. those pictures really are beautiful tho!
What's this building for?
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that's the ministry of water resources located in zayoona one of baghdad most beautiful eastern suburb next to the infamous olympic village which used to be the site for underground prison and the location of late Uday Hussein's offices.
Andre_Filipe October 4th, 2008, 05:29 AM How was Iraq before the war? Was it open to tourists, or was it an unpleasant place to visit?
Jayme October 6th, 2008, 05:49 AM Iraq wasnt as bad pre 2003, the US made it worst there.
BigDreamer October 6th, 2008, 08:45 AM How was Iraq before the war? Was it open to tourists, or was it an unpleasant place to visit?
Iraq was under international sanctions before the war... so there tourism was non existent
madao October 7th, 2008, 09:19 AM Iraq was under international sanctions before the war... so there tourism was non existent
yeah but it was pretty good livin
BigDreamer October 7th, 2008, 10:13 AM ^^ I hope your being sarcastic :ohno:
Rekarte January 5th, 2009, 06:34 PM Both the city, as his country has a rich history
pity that the current situation ...
Leofold January 6th, 2009, 04:57 PM Baghdat is green!! Impressed.
StormShadow September 10th, 2009, 12:00 AM Fixed and updated post #1, now more updates to come. :cheers:
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elusive November 22nd, 2009, 04:37 PM my beautiful Baghdad:
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MKTJ November 22nd, 2009, 11:53 PM ^^ Best city ever :)
Redalinho November 23rd, 2009, 02:22 AM Lovely pics!
BigDreamer November 23rd, 2009, 10:59 AM ^^ Best city ever :)
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Rekarte November 30th, 2009, 05:55 PM Now that I realized, Bagdhad is equal to Cairo!
eskandarany January 8th, 2010, 06:39 AM Now that I realized, Bagdhad is equal to Cairo!
I agree
jh1 January 10th, 2010, 09:31 PM Oh Baghdad !
wish to visit this glorious city one day .
MIBO January 13th, 2010, 03:28 PM Does Baghdad have any traditional MIddle Eastern architecture?
Like the Citadel in Cairo or the Old City in Damascus? It looks all pretty modern to me, and Baghdad was one of the centers of the Islamic/Arab wolrd!
Soballe January 13th, 2010, 09:29 PM There is the abbassid palace and mustansiriya school as well as remnants of city walls and gates
KWT January 21st, 2010, 06:14 PM Does Baghdad have any traditional MIddle Eastern architecture?
Like the Citadel in Cairo or the Old City in Damascus? It looks all pretty modern to me, and Baghdad was one of the centers of the Islamic/Arab wolrd!
The Mongol barbarian hordes destroyed everything. There are a few scattered monuments.
BigDreamer January 22nd, 2010, 11:10 AM That's true, Very little survived from Old Baghdad. We can only imagine the old city from descriptions in old books and poems. photos from early 1900s show some old mosques that were destroyed during the past 100 year as well.
HA.RA. March 6th, 2010, 03:22 AM espero conocer juro que si pero sin que haya guerra
ожежи March 6th, 2010, 03:44 AM The gigant mosque will sure bring many tourists, especialy muslims because it will be the biggest muslim object in the world. And i dont belive they will leave it this "naked", so you cant say it is "ugly", when it is not finished yet, there is no facade.
Are there any rendering of that project, to se interior and exterior ?
Something similar happend to my city, Belgrade. The construction of St Sava`s temple started in 1935, but after many wars we are near completing it. Many tourists are coming, because it is one of the bigest christian orthodox church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Saint_Sava
jh1 March 8th, 2010, 02:12 PM Does Baghdad have any traditional MIddle Eastern architecture?
Like the Citadel in Cairo or the Old City in Damascus? It looks all pretty modern to me, and Baghdad was one of the centers of the Islamic/Arab wolrd!
the Mongols whipped out almost everything ( Read : Siege of Baghdad (1258) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_%281258%29) ) ,
but here's one example that survived the Mongol destruction :
Al Mustansiriyah University , established in 1233 by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mustansir :
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Mustansiriya_University_CPT.jpg/450px-Mustansiriya_University_CPT.jpg
High-res (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Mustansiriya_University_CPT.jpg)
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High-res (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Mustansiriya_school_main_entrance.jpg)
look at the level of details and perfection in building this school , it's just Amazing ! . I can Imagine now how would the old Baghdad look like if it had survived the Mongol destruction !
Infestus March 14th, 2010, 04:04 PM great picturess from a great city! this city contains so much history and had been to so much bad times but it always rises from his ash.
aakj March 15th, 2010, 03:25 PM Here are more pictures of Baghdad and Iraq.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6m9eW7COsg
BigDreamer March 17th, 2010, 09:14 AM ^^ did you make this video aakj ?
I love the music !
aakj March 17th, 2010, 08:40 PM ^^ did you make this video aakj ?
I love the music !
Ya
The video response to it is the same video, but with the shlonek 3eni shlonek song :D
BigDreamer March 18th, 2010, 12:38 AM ^^ hahah LOOL :lol:
Where can I download the music you used?
vuslat58 June 18th, 2010, 05:52 PM Bağdat dünyanın en gizemli yerlerindendir.
StormShadow June 29th, 2010, 08:11 PM Mods, can we please move this thread into the proper "Iraq" sub-sector ? Thanks.
LSyd July 10th, 2010, 05:03 PM i look forward to visiting again in a few years.
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domtoren July 31st, 2010, 08:11 PM Beautiful university, was it really a UNIVERSITY, i.e. a place for studying UNIVERSAL science, law, medicine, technology, languages and literature or was it only or mainly religion?
I also read that in the time of Haroon al Rashid Christians and Muslims lived alongside each other in peace in Bagdad and that they even celebrated together religious holidays, that Muslims partied with Christians at Christmas and Christians celebrated Sugar Feast together with Muislims at the end of Ramadan. Pity that that disappeared... or do religions still coexist in peace somewhere in Iraq?
the Mongols whipped out almost everything ( Read : Siege of Baghdad (1258) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_%281258%29) ) ,
but here's one example that survived the Mongol destruction :
Al Mustansiriyah University , established in 1233 by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mustansir :
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9953/96565628lq0.jpg
http://kurdistan4allkurd.jeeran.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg
http://kurdistan4allkurd.jeeran.com/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A.jpg
http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/0/s/H/baghdad-abbassidcastle-grunberg.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Mustansiriya_University_CPT.jpg/450px-Mustansiriya_University_CPT.jpg
High-res (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Mustansiriya_University_CPT.jpg)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Mustansiriya_school_main_entrance.jpg/800px-Mustansiriya_school_main_entrance.jpg
High-res (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Mustansiriya_school_main_entrance.jpg)
look at the level of details and perfection in building this school , it's just Amazing ! . I can Imagine now how would the old Baghdad look like if it had survived the Mongol destruction !
Tourniquet August 8th, 2010, 02:41 AM I have a deram to see Mesopotamia in person. The ruins of Babylon, the euphraris and tiger rivers... And Baghdad looks so nice too. What is the situation of the country today? Is it safe to go there? Is it open for the tourism?
elusive April 15th, 2011, 03:57 AM recent pics of Baghdad:
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