Al-Rasheed Street

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:street
gptkbp:built 1916
gptkbp:connectsTo gptkb:Al-Mutanabbi_Street
Al-Kifah Street
Al-Nahr Street
Al-Sa'doun Street
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:declinedAfter post-2003
gptkbp:directionA north-south
gptkbp:district gptkb:Al-Karkh
gptkb:Rusafa
gptkbp:famousFor political demonstrations
bookstores
historic hotels
cultural gatherings
art deco buildings
Ottoman-era architecture
gptkbp:featuredIn Iraqi literature
Iraqi art
Iraqi cinema
gptkbp:hasBridge gptkb:Al-Jumhuriya_Bridge
gptkb:Al-Ahrar_Bridge
gptkb:Al-Shuhada_Bridge
gptkbp:historicalEvent center of political activity in 20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Baghdad's main commercial street in early 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Rasheed Street
gptkbp:knownFor cafés
historic architecture
markets
theaters
cultural significance
gptkbp:length about 2.5 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Harun_al-Rashid
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Shabandar_Café
Cinema Royal
Al-Zahawi Café
Haydar-Khana Mosque
gptkbp:notableFor first street in Baghdad with electric lighting
first street in Baghdad with tramway
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts ongoing
gptkbp:runsThrough gptkb:Tigris_River
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shorja_Market
gptkb:Rusafa
gptkb:Al-Mutanabbi_Street
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7