Baghd?d - geography.

Baghd?d - geography. Baghd?d or Bagdad, capital of Iraq, in central Iraq, on the Tigris River. Baghd?d is the center of air, road, and railroad transportation in Iraq. It is the leading manufacturing city of the country, with oil refineries, food-processing plants, tanneries, and textile mills. Among the handcrafted wares produced in Baghd?d are cloth, household utensils, jewelry, leather goods, felt, and rugs, which may be purchased in the bazaars. Consisting of rows of small shops or stalls, these bazaars have long been a feature of the city. Educational institutions in the city include the University of Baghd?d (1957), al-Mustansiriyah University (1963), and the University of Technology (1974). Among the noteworthy historical structures of Baghd?d is the ruins of Bab al-Wastani, the last remaining of the famous gates of Baghd?d. Other notable buildings are the Abbasid Palace, which probably dates from 1179, the al-Mustansiriyah, a college founded in 1232 (both restored as museums), and the Mirjan Mosque, completed in 1358. A few miles north of Ba...