Mutanabbi Street

Mutanabbi Street (Arabic: شارع المتنبي) is located in Baghdad, Iraq, near the old quarter of Baghdad; at Al Rasheed Street.^[1] It is the historic center of Baghdad bookselling, a street filled with bookstores and outdoor book stalls. It was named after the 10th century classical Iraqi poet Al-Mutanabbi. This street is well established for bookselling and has often been referred to as the heart and soul of the Baghdad literacy and intellectual community.^[2]

A car bomb exploded and killed 26 people on Mutanabbi Street on March 5, 2007, leaving the area litered and unsafe for shoppers, and destroying many businesses.^[3][4]

On December 18, 2008, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki officially reopened the street after a long period of cleanup and repair.^[3]

References

1. ^ The death of Al Mutanabbi Street
2. ^ History of Mutanabbi Street
3. ^ ^{a b} Owles, Eric (December 18, 2008). "Then and Now: A New Chapter for Baghdad Book Market". The New York Times. http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/then-and-now-a-new-chapter-for-baghdad-book-market/?hp. Retrieved May 19, 2010. 
4. ^ "Mutanabbi Street Broadsides". http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/spc/JaffeCenter/jaffemutanabbistreet.htm. 

External links

• Mutanabbi Street Reading

Coordinates: 33°20′27″N 44°23′20″E / 33.340954°N 44.388843°E / 33.340954; 44.388843

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