Al-Karkh or just Karkh is historically the name of the western half of Baghdad, Iraq, or alternatively, the western shore of the Tigris River as it ran through Baghdad. The eastern shore is known as a
Haifa Street, one of the main streets of al-Karkh.
The Green Zone, formally Karradat Mariam, is a 10-square-kilometer area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq. It is the seat of the government of Iraq, home to government offices, ministries