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New Baghdad
District in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

New Baghdad

New Baghdad or Baghdad al-Jidida is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq.

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This district has eight Neighborhood Advisory Councils (NAC) and a District Advisory Council. It is located east of the city center. This district was renamed 9 Nissan or Tisa Nissan. Nissan is the word for April in the Babylonian calendar, although most Iraqis do not yet use that name. It is also known as 7 Nissan. This district is one of the main areas for food and shopping.

How locals move

Getting around New Baghdad the local way

  • Get inFor those working for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Iraq, there are charter airlines operating into Baghdad.

From Wikivoyage: Baghdad, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Diego Delso (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.