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ï‚· Tourist sites
Baghdad has many museums, most important of which are the National Iraqi
Museum which exhibit the antique treasures of Mesopotamia Civilization, Baghdadi
Museum for Folklore Arts. It has numerous mosques, religious shrines, such as Al
Kadhimiya holy shrine, the Great Imam Mosque in addition to churches and
cathedrals. 288 hotels are located in Baghdad in
different ranks.

1. Mustansiriyah School: This had been the most
important university in the Islamic world
during the Abbasid era. It had gained a wide
reputation in teaching Arabic language;
Theology, Astronomy, Mathematics, Medicine, Pharmacology, as well as it had
its own university hospital to train its students.

Historically speaking, Mustansiriyah School had been famous for its watch
which had been functioning astronomically; in addition to pointing time, it
depicted locations of sun and moon at any time.

2. Abbasid Palace: One of the important buildings
in Baghdad traced back to the second Abbasid
era. It is situated near Bab Al-Mua'dham, on
the River bank. Historians assign its building
to the Caliph Al-Nasir Li Deen Illah (575- 623
A. H./ 1179- 1225 A. D.).

3. Murjaniyah School: Murjaniyah School which is known today as Murjan
Mosque is situated at Shorja quarter, Rasheed
street. It was named so after Ameen Al-Deen
Murjan who built it in 758 A. H./ 1357 A. D.,
i. e., almost a hundred year after the Abbasid
era. In its early stages, it had been similar to
the Mustansiriyah School, as it had classrooms

and a dormitory department.

4. Baghdad fence and its gates: It is one of the
most striking features of Baghdad. Its walls
were built circularly; its four gates deviated
with 90 degrees for defensive purposes.
Administrative and religious buildings were at
the city center so as people may reach them
easily.