Mansour district
Encyclopedia
Al Mansour district is one of nine administrative districts
in Baghdad
, Iraq
. It is named after Abu Ja'far al-Mansur
, the second Abbasid
Caliph
and founder of Baghdad.
The Mansour district is bounded on the west by Baghdad International Airport
, to the north by Kadhimiya, to the east by Karkh
district, south by Baghdad Airport Road
.
Administrative districts in Baghdad
There are nine administrative districts in the city of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, that correspond to the nine district advisory councils. The Baghdad Security Plan used these nine districts as the nine security districts....
in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. It is named after Abu Ja'far al-Mansur
Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur, Almanzor or Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mansur was the second Abbasid Caliph from 136 AH to 158 AH .-Biography:...
, the second Abbasid
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate or, more simply, the Abbasids , was the third of the Islamic caliphates. It was ruled by the Abbasid dynasty of caliphs, who built their capital in Baghdad after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphate from all but the al-Andalus region....
Caliph
Caliph
The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative"...
and founder of Baghdad.
The Mansour district is bounded on the west by Baghdad International Airport
Baghdad International Airport
Baghdad International Airport, originally Saddam International Airport, , BIAP is Iraq's largest airport, located in a suburb about west of downtown Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate...
, to the north by Kadhimiya, to the east by Karkh
Karkh
Karkh or Al-Karkh is historically the name of the western half of Baghdad, Iraq, or alternatively, the western shore of the river Tigris as it ran through Baghdad. The eastern shore is known as Al-Rasafa....
district, south by Baghdad Airport Road
Baghdad Airport Road
The Baghdad Airport Road is a 12 kilometer stretch of highway in Baghdad, Iraq linking the International Zone, a heavily fortified area at the center of Baghdad, to Baghdad International Airport . It also links different parts of Baghdad to the Airport and connects neighboring areas to each other...
.
Neighborhoods
- 62.Qadissiya
- 63.Mansour neighbourhoodMansour neighbourhoodMansour neighbourhood with Dragh and Baghdad International Fair, is the 63rd neighborhood within Mansour district, Baghdad. It is located in northwest Baghdad, which for decades held bakeries, shops, and private clubs. Mansour is located from the Green Zone, and was once home to diplomats and...
, Dragh, Baghdad International Fair - 64.Al-WashashAl-Washashhay 14 ramadan is a neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq.Located within Mansour district, surrounded by, Iskan from west, Al-Mutanabi from south, Al-Mothana Airport from east.-References:...
- 65.IskanIskanIskan may refer to:*Iskan, Afghanistan, a place in Afghanistan*Iskan, Baghdad, a neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq*Iskań, Poland*Iskan, Russia, a village in Tula Oblast, Russia...
- 66.14 Ramadan
- 67.YarmoukYarmouk* Yarmouk River* Battle of Yarmouk* Yarmouk University in Jordan* Yarmouk , an upscale neighborhood in Iraq* Al-Yarmouk Hospital * Yarmouk , an unofficial Palestinian refugee camp in Syria...
- 68.Safarat complex, Kafa'at
- 69.Al-A'amiriyaAl-A'amiriyaAl-A'amiriya is a western neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. It is an upper-class Sunni neighborhood in the west of the city on the way to Anbar Province.-History:...
- 70.Al KhadhraaAl KhadhraaAl Khadhraa is a neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq....
, Hayy Al-Jami'aHayy Al-Jami'aHayy Al-Jami'a is a neighborhood in the Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq.The neighborhood was originally created during the mid 1960s, to provide housing for university professors. This is the origin of its name, since "Jamia" means "University" in Arabic... - 71.Al-AdelAl-AdelAl-Adel is a neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq....
- 72.GhazaliyaGhazaliyaGhazaliya is a neighborhood in West Baghdad, Iraq.It is believed the area was named after the Muslim scholar Abu Hāmed Mohammad ibn Mohammad al-Ghazzālī, and it is surrounded by various other districts, such as Al sheoala, Albakrea, Alkadraa and al Aadel.Originally patrolled by elements of the...
East - 73.GhazaliyaGhazaliyaGhazaliya is a neighborhood in West Baghdad, Iraq.It is believed the area was named after the Muslim scholar Abu Hāmed Mohammad ibn Mohammad al-Ghazzālī, and it is surrounded by various other districts, such as Al sheoala, Albakrea, Alkadraa and al Aadel.Originally patrolled by elements of the...
west - 74.Baghdad Airport-Abu Ghrib roadBaghdad Airport RoadThe Baghdad Airport Road is a 12 kilometer stretch of highway in Baghdad, Iraq linking the International Zone, a heavily fortified area at the center of Baghdad, to Baghdad International Airport . It also links different parts of Baghdad to the Airport and connects neighboring areas to each other...