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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
- ^ The death of Al Mutanabbi Street
- ^ History of Mutanabbi Street
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mutanabbi Street Broadsides". http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/spc/JaffeCenter/jaffemutanabbistreet.htm.
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Coordinates: 33°20′27″N 44°23′20″E / 33.340954°N 44.388843°E
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