Baghdad with the lens of the United Nations at night

The deployment of the United Nations Office in Iraq , UNAMI, an image of the capital of Baghdad , was taken from the air of the International Day of the Veteran 's cities.

The picture was posted through the United Nations account on Twitter , where Baghdad is clearly visible at night.

The capital Baghdad is the largest city in Iraq, and the second largest city in the Arab world after Cairo , in terms of population, which exceeded 8.5 million people with a statistic of 2016.

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Baghdad operations: the arrest of a terrorist working within the so-called Ansar Al-Mada'in battalion in Dahesh
It also ranks 35th globally in terms of population, also, and is the city's political, economic, administrative and educational center in the country.

The United Nations General Assembly adopted on 27 December 2013 its resolution 239/68, by which it approved the appointment of 31 October each year as World City Day.

Today, it is intended to strengthen the international community's desire to promote urbanization worldwide, advance cooperation among countries to exploit opportunities and address urban challenges and contribute to urban development worldwide.

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