Sustainable Urban Heritage: Assessing Baghdad’s Historic Centre of Old Rusafa

Baghdad’s historical centre is Old Rusafa, which has a long history dating back over a thousand years. The area enclosed within the old wall is approximately 5.4 square kilometres and contains nearly 15,700 buildings. The city’s old core contains significant heritage buildings that belong to the Abb...

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Published in:	Architecture
Main Author:	Mazin Al-Saffar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Subjects:	sustainable heritage conservation urban heritage architecture heritage city centre historic city sustainable future
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8945/4/3/30

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