Mansour district

Al-Mansour or just Mansour (Arabic: المنصور) is one of the nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is in western Baghdad and is bounded on the east by al-Karkh district in central Baghdad, to the north by Kadhimiya, to the west by Baghdad International Airport, and to the south by Baghdad Airport Road, on the other side of which is al-Rashid district. The district is considered a model for the expansion of Baghdad. Beginning in the early 1950s, it became home to many of Baghdad's clubs, housing sites, shopping malls, employment centers, cultural activities, markets, private companies, and restaurants. It's also home to the 14th of Ramadan Street and al-Amirat Street which are important streets in Baghdad. Before 2003, the area was also home to government officials of Saddam Hussein's government and wealthy Sunni families. Thus after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, it became a stronghold for Sunni insurgent groups during the insurgency.