Mansour with Dragh and Baghdad International Fair, is the 62nd neighborhood within
Mansour district
Al Mansour ( ar, المنصور) is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is in western Baghdad and is bounded on the east by Karkh district in central Baghdad, to the north by Kadhimiya, to the west by Baghdad Internation ...
, Baghdad. It is the 62nd
neighbourhood of Baghdad. It is located in the middle of Baghdad, which for decades held a lot of school, shops and zoos such as the baghdad zoo. Mansour is located from the
Green Zone
The Green Zone ( ar, المنطقة الخضراء, translit=al-minṭaqah al-ḫaḍrā) is the most common name for the International Zone of Baghdad. It was a area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq, that was the governmental ...
, and was once home to diplomats and professionals who were wealthy enough to hire guards. By 2007, Mansour had become unsafe as car bombings, kidnappings and killings by extremists became common.
["Mansour: Safer, but Residents Feel Trapped". ''New York Times''.]
/ref> By 2009 the neighborhood had become somewhat safer, with residents returning to their daily routines. In close proximity to central Baghdad, Mansour was and still an upper-class neighbourhood that contains malls, universities and parks.
History
The neighbourhood is named after Abu Jaafar Al-Mansur, the second caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...
and the founder of Baghdad
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.
Displacement
As a result of a mass exodus of original families, Mansour has seen an influx of families from other areas. These families are trying to escape the increased danger of the new comers in Hayy Al-Jihad Jihad (Al-Jihad or Hayy Al-Jihad) is a neighborhood (''hayy'') in the Al Rashid district in western Baghdad, Iraq. To the north is Al-A'amiriya (Amiriya) on the other side of Baghdad Airport Road, and to the east is Al-A'amel.
''The New York Time ...
, Iskan and Al-Shu'ala
Al-Shu'ala is a lower middle class district of Baghdad, Iraq. It is heavily populated and its inhabitants are working class families of limited income. There is a Shiite
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It ...
. In order to curb this migration, the new arrivals are required to produce a recommendation from an Imam
Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...
and a friend, relative or neighbour.[
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Education
Baghdad High School for Girls is in Mansour,[Asquith, Christina.]
A Day at Baghdad’s Elite Girls’ High School
Archive
. '' Education Views''. February 24, 2004. Retrieved on 6 May 2015.
Al mansour middle school for boys
See also
Mansour district
Al Mansour ( ar, المنصور) is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is in western Baghdad and is bounded on the east by Karkh district in central Baghdad, to the north by Kadhimiya, to the west by Baghdad Internation ...
References
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Neighborhoods in Baghdad
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