Bataween

Al-Bataween is a neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. It is located in eastern region of Baghdad, on the riverside of the Tigris and is part of Karrada district. Prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, it was the main Jewish quarter of Baghdad. Today, the neighborhood is inhabited by Muslims, Christians and few Jews.

Originally built in the 1930s by Iraqi Jews and Armenian Christians, it was one of the most affluent neighborhoods and was home to numerous synagogues, churcches schools, yeshivas and clubs. After the majority of Jews left Iraq, the area was inhabited by Muslim families and later by Egyptians and Sudanese. Until 2003, most of the Jews lived in Bataween. However, situation prompted many to Jews to leave. As a result of the spillover of civil war in Syria, many Syrian families have settled.