Mansour neighbourhood

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

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

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

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

See also

Mansour district

References

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