Baghdad Province

Baghdad Province ( ) is a province in Iraq. It includes the Ceety o Baghdad, as well as the surroondin metropolitan aurie, which includes Al-Mada'in, Taji, Mahmudiya Destrict (in the so-cried "triangle o daith") an Abu Ghraib Destrict.  The govrenorate haes a total aurie o 4,071 square kilometers (1,571.8 sq mi), the smawest o the 18 govrenorates o Iraq but the maist populous.

Provincial Govrenment
Govrenor: Salah Abdulrazzaq 
Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Kamil az-Zubaydi  

Description

The province o Baghdad is considered ane o the mair developed pairts o Iraq, wi a better infrastructur than muckle o Iraq, though hivily damaged frae the invasion in 2003 an continuin violence the day. Baghdad, even though considered the maist hivily guardit aurie in Iraq, is still the scene o ambushes an attacks frae Iraqi rebels directit towards Coalition troops. It an aa haes ane o the heichest rates for terrorism in the warld wi bombs, suicide attackers, an hit squads operatin in the ceety.

Baghdad haes at least 12 brigs spannin the Tigris river - joinin the east an wast o the ceety. The Sadr Ceety destrict o the caipital is the maist densely populatit aurie in Iraq.

Provincial Admeenistration

Baghdad is govrened bi the Baghdad Provincial Cooncil.  Representatives tae the Baghdad Provincial/Govrenorate Cooncil wur electit bi their peers frae the lawer cooncils o the admeenistrative destricts in Baghdad in numbers proportional tae the population o the various destricts that wur representit.

Destricts o Baghdad Province
 Abu Ghraib 
 Al Istiqlal
 Al-Mada'in  
 Mahmudiya
 Taji
 Al Tarmia
 Baghdad (ceety)
Adhamiyah 
Karkh 
Karadah 
Kadhimyah
Mansour
Sadr Ceety
Al Rashid 
Rusafa
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Sister ceety
The Baghdad Province haes a sister relationship wi the Denver-Aurora metropolitan aurie, based in Denver, Colorado, Unitit States o Americae.

See an aa

 Baghdad

References

Freemit airtins
Offeecial Wabsteid o the Baghdad Province 
http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/
Baghdad-Denver Region Partnerhip 

Category:Provinces o Iraq
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Category:Fertile Crescent