GK
COUNTRY CAPITALS
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Question
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“Baghdad” is the capital of ____
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Iraq
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Malawi
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Jordan
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The Gambia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Baghdad, also spelled Bagdad, Arabic Baghdād, formerly Madīnat al-Salām (Arabic: “City of Peace”), city, capital of Iraq and capital of Baghdad governorate, central Iraq. Its location, on the Tigris River about 330 miles (530 km) from the headwaters of the Persian Gulf, is in the heart of ancient Mesopotamia.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, Baghdad fell under the British Mandate in 1920 and became the capital of the independent Kingdom of Iraq in 1932 (converted to a Republic in 1958).
Detailed explanation-3: -The capital of Iraq, Baghdad city, is located in Baghdad governorate.
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