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Baghdad at 1,250: a far cry from past glories

Baghdad was once the capital of an empire and the centre of the Islamic world, but at 1,250 years old, the Iraqi city is a far cry from its past glories after being ravaged by years of war and sanctions. Construction of the city on the bank of the Tigris River began in July 762 AD under Abbasid Caliph, a long time ago.