The Plaice to Know
One-offยท Iraq

Baghdad

Baghdad
Image via Wikimedia Commons

About Baghdad

Baghdad is the capital and largest city in Iraq. It is located on the banks of the Tigris in central Iraq. The city has an estimated population of 8 million. It ranks among the most populous and largest cities in the Middle East and the Arab world and constitutes 22% of Iraq's population. Baghdad is a primary financial and commercial center in the region.

On the show ยท 20 mentions total

There is a Baghdad in Tasmania with about 650 people, and when America invaded Iraq in 2003 its website was inundated with sympathy messages from people who mistook it for the Iraqi city.

from 418: No Such Thing As A Pub Full of Corgis ยท read transcript

View on Google Maps โ†’Open in Wikipedia โ†’

Coordinates: 33.3153, 44.3661

Thoughts on this place?

๐ŸŸ Reel me another one ยท โ† Back to the map