Round city of Baghdad

The City of Peace / Al-Mansur City
مدينة السلام
Baghdad under the early Abbasid caliphs, with the Round City
Shown within Iraq
Alternative nameThe City of Peace / Al-Mansur
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Coordinates33°20′51″N 44°20′06″E / 33.34750°N 44.33500°E / 33.34750; 44.33500
TypeSettlement

The Round City of Baghdad is the original core of Baghdad, built by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur in 762–766 CE as the official residence of the Abbasid court. Its official name in Abbasid times was City of Peace (Arabic: مدينة السلام, romanized: Madīnat as-Salām). The famous library known as the House of Wisdom was located within its grounds.

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