Mansour neighbourhood

Mansour with Dragh and Baghdad International Fair, is the 63rd neighborhood within Mansour district, Baghdad. It is the 63rd neighbourhood of Baghdad. It is located in northwest Baghdad, which for decades held bakeries, shops, and private clubs. Mansour is located 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Green Zone, and was once home to diplomats and professionals who were wealthy enough to hire guards. By 2007, Mansour had become unsafe as car bombings, kidnappings and killings by Sunni extremists became common.[1] By 2009 the neighborhood had become somewhat safer, with residents returning to their daily routines.[2] In close proximity to central Baghdad, Mansour is traditionally an upper-class neighbourhood.[3]

History

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

Displacement

As a result of a mass exodus of original families, Mansour has seen an influx of Sunni families from a lower socioeconomic bracket. These Sunnis are trying to escape the increased Shiite populations in Hayy Al-Jihad, Iskan and Al-Shu'ala. In order to curb this migration, the new arrivals are required to produce a recommendation from an Imam and a friend, relative or neighbour.[1]

Education

Baghdad High School for Girls is in Mansour.[4]

See also

Mansour district

References
  1. "Mansour: Safer, but Residents Feel Trapped". New York Times.
  2. "Despite Violence, Life in Baghdad Returns to Normality". Xinhua News.
  3. 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.
  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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