Karrada

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Karrada
District
Martyr's Bridge at night
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Baghdad Governorate
City	Baghdad
First settled	1880s
Area
• Total	168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Population
• Total	322,043
Time zone	UTC+3

Karrada district (Arabic: كرّادة Karrāda) is a large district in the city of Baghdad, Iraq. An upper-class district, it is divided into western (Karkh) and eastern side (Rusafa) by the Tigris, known as Karrada Maryam and Eastern Karrada respectively. With a religiously diverse population, it is home to large concentration of Christians in Baghdad, along with Dora.

The district is on the northern part of the peninsula, which was created by a sharp turn in the Tigris River. As a result, Karrada has many of the waterfront properties, making it a desirable and expensive district. One of the most wealthiest parts of Baghdad along with Mansour district, it is also home to a large number of companies, organizations, militias and political parties. Most of the city's foreigners and diplomats live in Karrada, as well as prominent politicians, artists, scholars, and businesspersons.