Karkh
Sign in to saveAl-Karkh or just Karkh (Arabic: الكرخ) is historically the name of the western half of Baghdad, Iraq, or alternatively, the western shore of the Tigris River as it ran through Baghdad. The eastern shore is known as al-Rusafa. Historically, al-Karkh has been a commerce market during the Abbasid Caliphate, located outside the main Round City due to safety concerns. It saw many exports and was the main business place for merchants and craftsmen. Al-Karkh has also historically suffered from infighting, fire, and floods that impacted its population and topography.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Al-Karkh
- Settlement.native_name
- الكرخ
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.image_skyline
- جسر الصرافية في بغداد.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Al-Karkh, the western part of Baghdad, as seen from the Baghdad Medical City.
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Baghdad
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
- Settlement.established_title
- First settled
- Settlement.established_date
- 773
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District
- Settlement.founder
- Al-Mansur
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 384
- Settlement.population_total
- 1593676
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- First Abbasid period (773–934)
- Buyid period (934–1062)
- Later Abbasid period (936–1258)
- Later periods (1258–1917)
- History after the Independence of Iraq
- Iraq War
- Battle of Haifa Street
- The Green Zone
- Sights of interest
- Al-Beiruti Café
- Al-Zawra'a Park
- Al-Zawra'a Tower
- Places of worship
- Grand Mosque of Baghdad
- People
- See also
- References
Al-Karkh or just Karkh (Arabic: الكرخ) is historically the name of the western half of Baghdad, Iraq, or alternatively, the western shore of the Tigris River as it ran through Baghdad. The eastern shore is known as al-Rusafa. Historically, al-Karkh has been a commerce market during the Abbasid Caliphate, located outside the main Round City due to safety concerns. It saw many exports and was the main business place for merchants and craftsmen. Al-Karkh has also historically suffered from infighting, fire, and floods that impacted its population and topography.
In a more limited sense, al-Karkh is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad, with Mansour district to the west, Kadhimiya district to the northwest, and the Tigris to the north, east and south. The Green Zone (International Zone) is in this district. Today, it is also a neighborhood between the International Zone and the Tigris.