Baghdad formed two vast semi-circles on the right and left banks of the Tigris, twelve miles in diameter. The numerous suburbs, covered with parks, gardens, villas, and beautiful promenades, and plentifully supplied with rich bazaars, and finely built mosques and baths, Stretched for a considerable distance on both sides of the river. In the days of its prosperity, the population of Baghdad and its suburbs amounted to over two [million]! The palace of the Caliph stood in the midst of a vast Voir plus