Mansour neighbourhood

Mansour with Dragh and Baghdad International Fair, is the 62nd neighborhood within Mansour district, Baghdad. It is the 62nd neighbourhood of Baghdad. It is located in the middle of Baghdad, which for decades held a lot of school, shops and zoos such as the baghdad zoo. Mansour is located 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Green Zone, and was once home to diplomats and professionals who were wealthy enough to hire guards. By 2007, Mansour had become unsafe as car bombings, kidnappings and killings by extremists became common. By 2009 the neighborhood had become somewhat safer, with residents returning to their daily routines. In close proximity to central Baghdad, Mansour was and still an upper class neighbourhood that contains malls, universities and parks. rdf:langString