Green Zone

Green Zone
المنطقة الخضراء
View of the Green Zone in Baghdad
Nickname: 
"The Bubble"
Coordinates: 33°18′27″N 44°23′25″E / 33.307577°N 44.390259°E / 33.307577; 44.390259
CountryIraq
GovernorateBaghdad
DistrictKarkh
Became prominent2003
Seat of GovernmentIraqi Government

The Green Zone (Arabic: المنطقة الخضراء, romanized: al-minṭaqah al-ḫaḍrā) is the most common name for the International Zone of Baghdad. It is a 10-square-kilometer (3.9 sq mi) area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq. It is the chief government precinct and the seat of the Iraqi government.