The 13th century Abbasid Palace can be found on an isolated back street, not far from the district’s bustling main strip. Our car pulls up to the gate, and we call out for several minutes before ...

Early in the last century, the British placed their imperial stamp next to the 800-year-old Abbasid Palace along the Tigris River: an elegant government complex of graceful archways, long vaulted ...

Inside the Abbasid palace of Baghdad, built in around 12th century. The caliphates ... The Islamic Golden age began during the Abbasid caliphate which was centred around the city of Baghdad.

Around 30 students and amateur photographers strolled through downtown, passing an 800-year-old Abbasid palace with an inner courtyard adorned with brick facades, arches and arabesque reliefs.

Iraqi gamers celebrated the release Thursday of the latest instalment of the "Assassin's Creed" action-adventure saga, set in ninth century Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate.

BAGHDAD — Donny George, director of the Iraq Museum, is sitting on a bench under a covered porch, talking about Baghdad’s glorious past. It is midafternoon and the sun is beating down on the ...

Around 30 students and amateur photographers strolled through downtown, passing an 800-year-old Abbasid palace with an inner courtyard adorned with brick facades, arches and arabesque reliefs.