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Mansour neighbourhood

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nameMansour
native_nameالمنصور
native_name_langar
settlement_typeNeighborhood
etymologyNamed after Abu Jaafar Al-Mansur, founder of Baghdad
pushpin_mapIraq Baghdad
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Baghdad, Iraq
mapframeyes
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIraq
subdivision_type1Governorate
subdivision_name1Baghdad Governorate
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Mansour district
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population_density_km2auto
timezone1Arabia Standard Time
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Mansour is a neighborhood within Mansour district, Baghdad. It is numbered the 62nd neighbourhood of Baghdad. It is the home of many schools, shops and the Baghdad Zoo. Mansour is located 3 mi from the Green Zone, and was once home to diplomats and other politicals.

The neighbourhood is named after Abu Jaafar Al-Mansur, the second caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate and the founder of Baghdad.

Near central Baghdad, Mansour is an upper-class neighbourhood that contains malls, universities and parks.

History

By 2007, Mansour had become unsafe - as had many areas of Baghdad: car bombings, kidnappings, and killings by extremists became common. By 2009 the neighborhood had become somewhat safer, with residents returning to daily routines.

Displacement

Mansour experienced an influx of families from other areas. These families were trying to escape the increased danger of the newcomers in Hayy Al-Jihad, Iskan and Al-Shu'ala. In order to curb this migration, arrivals are required to produce a recommendation from an Imam and a friend, relative or neighbour.

Education

Local schools include Baghdad High School for Girls, and Al mansour middle school for boys.

References

ar:حي المنصور

References

  1. Qarawee, Harith Al. (2016-03-07). "Imagining the Nation: Nationalism, Sectarianism and Socio-Political Conflict in Iraq". Lulu.com.
  2. [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/09/06/world/middleeast/20070907_BUILDUP_DETAIL_GRAPHIC.html?neighborhood=mansour "Mansour: Safer, but Residents Feel Trapped". ''New York Times''.]
  3. [https://archive.today/20120708072601/http://english.cri.cn/6966/2009/05/03/1221s481273.htm "Despite Violence, Life in Baghdad Returns to Normality"]. ''[[Xinhua News Agency. Xinhua News]]''.
  4. Asquith, Christina. "[http://www.educationviews.org/a-day-at-baghdads-elite-girls-high-school/ A Day at Baghdad’s Elite Girls’ High School]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150518071438/http://www.educationviews.org/a-day-at-baghdads-elite-girls-high-school/ Archive]). ''[[Education Views]]''. February 24, 2004. Retrieved on 6 May 2015.
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