EXHIBIT 32.1



Certification of Chief Executive OfficerPursuant to 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code



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|      | In connection with the Quarterly Report of Inland Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 (the Report), I, Barry L. Lazarus, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S. C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
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|      | (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and                               
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|      | (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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|      | /s/ Barry L. Lazarus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                     
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|By:   | Barry L. Lazarus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                     
|      | Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|Date: | May 3, 2006                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |