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 ...

In Jabul Makhul, much of the palace built there is underground. In addition, Saddam has refurbished older palaces, including the 12th century Abbasid Palace in central Baghdad.

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 ...

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, the majestic capital city of the great Abbasid Caliphate. For centuries, the city was a center of culture, learning, trade and religious life. However, in the 1250’s, Hulagu, brother of ...

The palace’s bathhouse boasts a carpet-like mosaic floor measuring more than 16,000 square feet, with five circles such as this one, ... An Abbasid manor house, horse stables, ...

In 2022, I embarked on learning to play two traditional drums used in the folk music of my hometown, Basra, in southern Iraq. One is known as the “khishba,” with its music termed “Khashaba ...

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.

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 ...