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 miles (4.8 km) 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.[1]
History
By 2007, Mansour had become unsafe - as had many areas of Baghdad: car bombings, kidnappings, and killings by extremists became common.[2] By 2009 the neighborhood had become somewhat safer, with residents returning to daily routines.[3]
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.[2]
Education
Local schools include Baghdad High School for Girls,[4] and Al mansour middle school for boys.
See also
References
- ^ Qarawee, Harith Al (2016-03-07). Imagining the Nation: Nationalism, Sectarianism and Socio-Political Conflict in Iraq. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-326-48260-2.
- ^ a b "Mansour: Safer, but Residents Feel Trapped". New York Times.
- ^ "Despite Violence, Life in Baghdad Returns to Normality". Xinhua News.
- ^ Asquith, Christina. "A Day at Baghdad’s Elite Girls’ High School" (Archive). Education Views. February 24, 2004. Retrieved on 6 May 2015.
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