SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN

Supervisor

Prof. Riza Atiq Abdullah bin O.K. Rahmat

PREPARE BYMUSTAFA TALIB YOUSIF

P60915

BAGHDAD

Transportation in ancient and

modern Baghdad

1. OLD BAGHDAD

Baghdad was one of the most important

cities of the ancient Islamic because it was

the capital of the Abbasid state. Founded in

762 AD during the reign of the second

Caliph Abu Jafar al-Mansur

Meaning of the word Baghdad is ((Orchard))

BAGHDAD RETAINED

Baghdad was set on a

circular shape, making it

the single form and

prestige of other cities and

countries .. Thus, the

construction of the city of

Baghdad gave her a new

style in the science of

ancient Arab city planning

a pie chart pattern of cities

Where Baghdad was called

((city retained))

TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION

IN ANCIENT BAGHDAD

1.Transport by animals

(travois)

It is a Asatin tied to the

back of an animal,

leaving the free end of

the drag on the ground.

The first to

use this

method are

the Sumerians

before 4000to

5000 BC

2.Ferry on river

in Baghdad

3 .Transportation

by vehicles that

you drag animals:

called tramway

began in 1870 AD

in Baghdad

4.Private transport

began in Baghdad

in 1908 AD ... as

the first private

car entered Iraq in

1908 AD.

5.Transport by

boat: the first

steam conveyance

entered Baghdad

in 1836 its name

(Forat) British

origin.

6.Public transport

by Tauns: It is the

first passenger

transport

operating the

engine ... entered

Baghdad in 1922

AD.

7.Transport by

train: first steam

train was

operated in Iraq

in 1920 AD.

TYPES OF MODERN TRANSPORT IN

BAGHDAD

1.Private transport:

the proportion of

the use of private

cars in Baghdad

from 60 to 70% ...

making a crowded

Baghdad.

2.PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

INCLUDES

•taxis

•small

buses

•large

buses

•boats

•Trains

•

airplane

SOLUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN BAGHDAD TO REDUCE

CONGESTION

Remove all

checkpoints

inside Baghdad.

2.Lift all the

concrete

barriers from

the sidewalks

of Baghdad.

3 .Increase

the fleet of

buses.

4.Expansion of

roads and bridges

increase at

intersections to

avoid downtime.

5 .Increase the

number of

tunnels.

6.Highway work hanging over Baghdad linking the south with the north to avoid cross entry into the Baghdad.7. Reduce the cost of buses and Increase parking fees for reducing the use of private cars.8. Establishment of an iron rail line passes centers Baghdad.

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