Rusafa
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Al Rusafa or Rasafa is the east-bank settlement of Baghdad
, Iraq
, or the eastern shore of the river Tigris
. It is also one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad
. When referring to Al Rusafa as a district, it refers to the older area in the Rasafa side of Baghdad; its central commercial area
, a center of markets considered one of the four old CBD
s of Baghdad (Karkh
, Rasafa, A'dhamyya
and Kadhmyya).
The west side of the river is Al Karkh
(الكرخ).
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, or the eastern shore of the river Tigris
Tigris
The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...
. It is also one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad
Administrative districts in Baghdad
There are nine administrative districts in the city of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, that correspond to the nine district advisory councils. The Baghdad Security Plan used these nine districts as the nine security districts....
. When referring to Al Rusafa as a district, it refers to the older area in the Rasafa side of Baghdad; its central commercial area
Downtown
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....
, a center of markets considered one of the four old CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
s of Baghdad (Karkh
Karkh
Karkh or Al-Karkh is historically the name of the western half of Baghdad, Iraq, or alternatively, the western shore of the river Tigris as it ran through Baghdad. The eastern shore is known as Al-Rasafa....
, Rasafa, A'dhamyya
Adhamiyah
Al-Adhamiyah , also Azamiya, is a neighborhood and east-central district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq....
and Kadhmyya).
The west side of the river is Al Karkh
Karkh
Karkh or Al-Karkh is historically the name of the western half of Baghdad, Iraq, or alternatively, the western shore of the river Tigris as it ran through Baghdad. The eastern shore is known as Al-Rasafa....
(الكرخ).