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With
its
charming
view
along
the
eastern
bank
of
the
Tigris
River,
specifically
the
area
confined
between
the
two
bridges
of
the
Republic
in
the
Eastern
Gate
area
and
the
hanging
one
in
the
eastern
Karrada
region,
Abu
Nawas
Street
is
located
the
most
famous
landmark
of
Baghdad,
the
meeting
place
of
the
nightlife,
the
Baghdadi
nights
and
the
masked
fish.
And
before
sunset,
life
comes
to
life
in
the
old
street,
which
derives
its
name
after
one
of
the
most
important
poets
of
the
Abbasid
era,
Al-Hassan
bin
Hani
bin
Al-Sabah
(aka
Abu
Nawas),
who
died
in
198
AH
(813
AD).
The
street
opened
in
1934,
and
casinos,
restaurants,
and
fish
stalls
were
built
on
both
sides
of
it,
as
well
as
two
monuments,
one
of
which
is
for
the
poet
Abu
Nawas
holding
his
cup
in
his
hand,
designed
by
the
Iraqi
sculptor
Ismail
Fattah
al-Turk
in
1972,
and
the
other
is
for
Scheherazade
Telling
Tales
of
Shahryar
by
the
Iraqi
sculptor
Muhammad
Ghani
Hikmat.
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