White Palace (Baghdad)
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The White Palace (Arabic: القصر الأبيض, romanized: Al-Qaṣr al-Abyadh) is a domed royal palace in Baghdad established by the government of the Kingdom of Iraq, led by politician Arshad al-Umari, at the orders of King Ghazi in 1934. It was established as a royal guest house that received several foreign heads of government.[1][2] The White Palace is located in a neighborhood right above the Bataween, and the local neighborhood around has since adapted the name al-Qasr al-Abyadh in reference to the building.[2][3][4]
The building received its historical importance through being the palace in which foreign affairs decision-making took place, as well as a venue for receiving foreign diplomatic delegations.[5] It received its name from being painted in white paint.[4]