Falastin Street Explained

Palestine Street Arabic: شارع فلسطين
Location:	Baghdad, Iraq
Status:	Active

Palestine Street or Falastin Street (Arabic: شارع فلسطين) is a street located in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. It runs parallel and to the west of Army Canal between Mustanssiriya square, through Beirut square to Maysalon square, in the neighborhoods of Mustansiriya, Nile, al-Muthanna to the west and 14 July, al-Idrisi, the al-Shaheed Monument, and Al-Muthanna to the east.

The street was established in the 1960s when the government started a plan to extend Baghdad by adding new neighborhoods.

The Palestine Street area has witnessed many recent reconstruction efforts, whereby many trees were planted by Baghdad municipality, and fountains and playgrounds were constructed. Palestinian Street is the leading commercial and shopping center in eastern Baghdad.

References

• The Musical Culture of Iraqi Jewry: Three Countries and Two Continents by Galia Ben-Mordechai
• "Along Palestine Street, a once vibrant commercial district, shop owners were relieved not by the greater military presence, but by the absence of Mahdi Army militiamen from neighboring Sadr City, the impoverished Shiite district and militia stronghold." from Baghdad Plan Has Elusive Targets, Washington Post. Published February 26, 2007.
• U.S. Soldiers Kill 2 Iraqis After Bomb Explodes Near Convoy by Edward Wong. Published January 12, 2004.
• "In years gone by, Palestine Street was the site of one of the biggest celebrations of Baath party control." Baghdad not in party mood By Jonny Dymond. BBC News, 18 July 2003.
• Baghdad streets
• Visiting US Consulate: Crossing the Road Can Be Hazardous, Arab News.