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Shashoua Castle (Qasr Shashoua, قصر شعشوع), Baghdad (بغداد), Iraq (العراق)

Baghdad, Iraq

Shashoua Castle (Qasr Shashoua, קצר שעשוע, قصر شعشوع) in Baghdad (בגדד ,بغداد), Iraq (العراق, עיראק). 

Description

The house of Saul (Shaul) Shashoua (שאול שעשוע, شاؤول شعشوع) in Baghdad. At one point, this house housed Faisal I, King of Iraq. Unfortunately, due to the house's location near the river, the overflowing river caused damage to the house, causing whole sections of the house to crumble. 

The house is currently owned by Mr. Bunia who has a plaque attesting to the house's former residents on display. 

Baghdad, Iraq

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Sources

Correspondence with L. Shashoua. 


See also: https://www.facebook.com/BqayaRdhadhMnAlzmnAljmyl/posts/585488124925473


http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2009/07/kasser-shashoua-baghdad-palace-fit-for.html


https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/قصر_شعشوع


http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33.358720&lon=44.374042&z=18&m=b&show=/22545521/ar/قصر-شعشوع&search=33.358719%2C%2044.374043


and the youtube videos: 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9r0zSsQ50s


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fnucm-vKSI


Faisal I of Iraq - Ali A. Allawi pg 368


http://www.wexnerfoundation.org/blog/what-happened-to-the-descendents-of-esther-mordechai