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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 119. Not illustrated. Chapters: Dora, Baghdad, Al-A'amiriya, Adhamiyah, List of Neighborhoods and Districts in Baghdad, Haifa Street, Kadhimiya, Neighbourhoods of Baghdad, Falastin Street, Hay Al-Sihah, Al Rasheed Street, Bab Al-Sharqi, Sha'ab, Baghdad, Ghazaliya, Yarmouk, Baghdad, Karrada, Mansour Neighbourhood, Al-Saydiya, 7 Nissan, Hayy Al-Jami'a, Ghazaliyah, Karkh, Karadah, Al-Jihad, Baiyaa, Al-Wazireya, Hayy Al-Jihad, Al-Jadriya, Al-Washash, Waziriyah, Arab Jibor, Al-Za'franiya, Hurriya, Al Khadhraa, Al-Sa'adoon, Hayy Al-Shurtta, Hayy Al-A'amel, Al-Horaya, Raghiba Khatoun, Hay Ur, Al-Shu'ala, Jesr Diyala, Bab Al-Moatham, Al-Fathel, Al-Ubedy, Hayy Aoor, Abu Disher, Al-Adel. Excerpt: al-K imiyyah (Arabic: al-K imiyyah; alternatively, Arabic: al-K imayn), is a town located in what is now a northern neighbourhood of Baghdad, Iraq about five kilometres from the city center. Al-K imiyyah is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad. Al-K imayn is regarded as a holy city in Sh ah Isl m. It received its name (lit. "the Two K ims" or "the Two who swallow their anger"), for the two Sh ah Im ms buried there: M s al-K dhim and his grandson and successor Sh ah Im m Muhammad at-Taq . A shrine was first built over their tombs, and subsequently the al-Kadhimiya Mosque. The area that now constitutes al-K imiyyah was originally the location of a graveyard reserved for members of the Quraish tribe. This land was set aside for this purpose by the Abbasid caliph, Harun al-Rashid. al-Kadhimiya Mosque Souk in Kadhimiya, with the shrine in the background.In its early history, the town was an important center of Shia learning, perhaps the main center, but over time the town declined, and other cities rose to prominence. The location of the city has lent it to numerous plunders, that have resulted in damage to its shrines at diff...