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Baghdad
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1
The capital and largest city of Iraq, on the banks of the Tigris River.
"Baghdad has been a major centre of learning and trade since medieval times."
2
A governorate (administrative region) of Iraq centred on the city.
"The governorate of Baghdad includes the city and its surrounding suburbs."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe capital city of Iraq, historically famous as a centre of the Islamic Golden Age.
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Etymology
Traced back through Arabic and Classical Persian, ultimately linked to an old Persian name meaning something like "gift of god" — the same root that also produced the name Bhagadatta in Sanskrit.