Capitol+of+Iraq

﻿Capitol of Iraq ﻿﻿﻿CAPITOL:Baghdad AREA:169,235 sq mi  Population: 5.751 million Map of where Baghdad is. This is I think the Capitol building in Iraq.(top right) This is the entry to Iraq. (bottom left)



﻿Baghdad is located along the Tigris river, and believe it or not it was founded in the eighth century and became the capitol of the Abbasid Caliphate. Baghdad was known as the biggest city in Iraq, with a population of 1.2 million. Baghdad was founded in 762 by Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mansur.