Kulwatha (Arabic: كلواذا) also called Kulwathi is an ancient city mentioned in the writings of Greek, Arab and Syrian historians. The medieval city of Baghdad was built opposite of this city. It was located on the east bank of the Tigris River. In ancient times there was a gate named Kulawatha gate.
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The Sabian–Mandaean Mandi of Baghdad is a Mandaean temple in Baghdad, Iraq. It is located on the banks of the Tigris River in the Al-Qadisiyah neighborhood. Rishama Sattar Jabbar Hilow is the official head of the Mandi. The Mandi serves as the main administrative center for the Iraqi Mandaeans.
In the early 1980s, the Mandi was built on land originally owned by the Iraqi Ministry of Finance that was allocated to the Mandaean community, with an area of approximately 1,200 square metres. It has ritual halls and a guesthouse to receive and accommodate visitors.
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Nahrain University, also known as Al-Nahrain University, is a coeducational public university established in 1987 and located in Baghdad, Iraq. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate education as well as research opportunities. From 1987 to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, the university was known as Saddam University which was then changed to its current name "Nahrain" meaning The Two Rivers.
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The University of Baghdad, is a public research university in Baghdad, Iraq. It is the largest university in Iraq and the tenth largest in the Arab world. Established in 1957, it was the second largest university in the Arab world, after the University of Cairo. The university has four campuses across the city, located in Al-Jadriyah, Bab al-Muadhdham, Nahda Road and Wazeriya neighborhoods.
The first constituent was opened in 1908, followed by further institutions. Baghdad University provides academic programs in variety of fields such as engineering, medical sciences, liberal arts and religious education. The university maintains four campuses across the city, located in Al-Jadriyah, Bab al-Muadhdham, Wazeriya and Nahda Road.
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The Embassy of the Philippines in Baghdad is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Iraq. Opened in 1980, it is located in the Al-Jadriya neighborhood of the Karrada district in eastern Baghdad, near the main campus of the University of Baghdad.
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The Central Bank of Iraq Tower, also known as the Zaha Hadid Tower, is a 37-story office skyscraper under construction located on the banks of the Tigris river in the Al-Jadiriya district of Baghdad, Iraq. Upon completion, it will be the third tallest building in the country after E1 tower in Erbil and Baghdad tower and the second tallest building in the capital city with a height of 172 m.
The Central Bank of Iraq had commissioned the Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid in 2010 to design the project, and was presented in 2011, however construction on the project only began in late 2018. It is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
The tower will serve as the new headquarters for the Central Bank of Iraq, Iraq's national bank. It also features a VIP entrance, visitor entrance, main lobby, museums, personnel entrance, energy centre, public area, personnel facility, cash management area, data centre, security centre and landscaping areas.
Today this city is part of al-Rusafa and called Karrada. The city was built in the Neo-Babylonian period. The archaeological evidence indicates that it was built in the time of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC). The most prominent historians who wrote about this city are Diodorus Siculus, Yaqut al-Hamawi, Al-Masudi, Said al-Andalusi and Bar Hebraeus.
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