Shaqawat Baghdad (Arabic: شقاوات بغداد, lit. 'The scoundrels of Baghdad') is an old term referring to thieves, vigilantes, and outlaws, who typically wield weapons like a khanjar, and sometimes lead gangs or work for hire, mostly in Baghdad, Iraq. Although this phenomenon has ceased to exist in modern Baghdad, there are many records of such people existing dating back to the early Abbasid Caliphate until the 20th century.
Shaqawat Baghdad (Arabic: شقاوات بغداد, lit. 'The scoundrels of Baghdad') is an old term referring to thieves, vigilantes, and outlaws, who typically wield weapons like a khanjar, and sometimes lead gangs or work for hire, mostly in Baghdad, Iraq. Although this phenomenon has ceased to exist in modern Baghdad, there are many records of such people existing dating back to the early Abbasid Caliphate until the 20th century.
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