capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River
"Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world"
The capital of and largest city in Iraq, situated in the center of the country on the Tigris river; a historical center of the Muslim world.
"Baghdad stands as the historic heart of the Muslim world, located along the Tigris River in central Iraq."
Baghdad was borrowed into English from Arabic, which in turn took the name from Classical Persian. The city's name originally referred to its location and has been used consistently since ancient times without a shift in meaning.