Mansour neighbourhood

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Neighborhood in Mansour district, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

Mansour

المنصور

Neighborhood

Etymology: Named after Abu Jaafar Al-Mansur, founder of Baghdad
Country| Iraq
Governorate| Baghdad Governorate
District| Mansour district
Time zone| UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)

Mansour is a neighborhood within Mansour district, Baghdad. It is numbered the 62nd neighbourhood of Baghdad. It is the home of many schools, shops and the Baghdad Zoo. Mansour is located 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Green Zone, and was once home to diplomats and other politicals.

The neighbourhood is named after Abu Jaafar Al-Mansur, the second caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate and the founder of Baghdad.

Near central Baghdad, Mansour is an upper-class neighbourhood that contains malls, universities and parks.[1]

## History

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By 2007, Mansour had become unsafe - as had many areas of Baghdad: car bombings, kidnappings, and killings by extremists became common.[2] By 2009 the neighborhood had become somewhat safer, with residents returning to daily routines.[3]

## Displacement

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Mansour experienced an influx of families from other areas. These families were trying to escape the increased danger of the newcomers in Hayy Al-Jihad, Iskan and Al-Shu'ala. In order to curb this migration, arrivals are required to produce a recommendation from an Imam and a friend, relative or neighbour.[2]

## Education

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Local schools include Baghdad High School for Girls,[4] and Al mansour middle school for boys.

## See also

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Mansour district

## References

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1. ^ Qarawee, Harith Al (2016-03-07). Imagining the Nation: Nationalism, Sectarianism and Socio-Political Conflict in Iraq. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-326-48260-2.
2. ^ a b "Mansour: Safer, but Residents Feel Trapped". New York Times.
3. ^ "Despite Violence, Life in Baghdad Returns to Normality". Xinhua News.
4. ^ Asquith, Christina. "A Day at Baghdad’s Elite Girls’ High School" (Archive). Education Views. February 24, 2004. Retrieved on 6 May 2015.

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Districts and neighborhoods of Baghdad

Main districts|

* Adhamiyah
* Kadhimiya
* Karkh
* Karrada
* Mansour
* New Baghdad
* Al-Rashid
* Rusafa
* Sadr City
* Al-Za'franiya

Baghdad above

Neighborhoods|

* Hayy Al-A'amel
* Al-A'amiriya
* Abu Disher
* Al-Adel
* Al-Amin al-Thaniyah
* Arab Jibor
* Bab Al-Moatham
* Bab Al-Sharqi
* Bab al-Sheikh
* Baiyaa
* Dora
* Al-Fathel
* Ghazaliya
* Haifa Street
* Al-Hebnaa
* Al-Hurriya, Baghdad
* Al-Jadriya
* Haydar-Khana
* Hayy Al-Jami'a
* Jisr Diyala
* Al-Jihad
* Al Khadhraa
* Al-Maidan
* Mansour
* Raghiba Khatoun
* Al-Sa'adoon
* Saba Abkar
* Al-Saydiya
* Sha'ab
* Al-Shu'ala
* Hayy Al-Shurtta
* Al-Ubedy
* Hayy Ur
* Utafiyah
* Al-Washash
* Al-Wazireya
* Yarmouk
* Al-Za'franiya
* Zayouna
* Bataween

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