The Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Graduate Studies participated in a scientific symposium held by the Center for Continuing Education at the University of Baghdad, titled “Baghdad: A Renewed Cultural Heritage,” in collaboration with the Center for Population and Demographic Studies. The symposium aimed to highlight the cultural landmarks of the capital, Baghdad, and their integration into modern urban landscapes by developing its infrastructure to become a tourist center, reviving cultural identity and adopting the concepts of urban and geographical sustainability. The center participated with a number of research papers.

The first paper was by the Dean of the Center, Professor Dr. Kareem Hassan Alwan, entitled (The Civilizational Role of the Capital Baghdad), presented by the Center’s lecturer, Dr. Enas Diaa Hadi. Assistant lecturer Fatima Khalil Ibrahim presented a short documentary on the stages of urban development in the capital, Baghdad, such as the construction of roads and bridges and the building of institutions from 1917 to 2025. Engineer Amna Abdul Sattar presented a presentation on the Baghdad Panorama entitled (Baghdad Panorama: A Comprehensive View of the City and History), which is an interior design project inspired by the identity of the Iraqi capital by integrating elements of local heritage with a modern architectural style. The project was implemented under the supervision of the University of Baghdad, and aimed to create an interior environment that simulates the development of the city and links the past to the present, including a visual chronology of various eras in Baghdad’s history, starting from the Abbasid era when the city was founded in a circular shape and embraced centers of science and culture, passing through the Ottoman era, which introduced new architectural transformations, then moving to the period of the British Mandate and the beginnings of the Iraqi Kingdom, where signs of planning appeared. European.

It is worth noting that the symposium included other research papers related to Baghdad’s urban development and supporting its tourism pillars. It concluded with a set of recommendations that emphasized the need to increase awareness and education about Baghdad’s historical tourist attractions, and to overcome the challenges facing tourism while simultaneously encouraging investment in the capital, Baghdad.

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