Designed in Iraq

Material — Al- Qishleh Clock in Baghdad

Al-Qishleh Clock is one of the traditional Baghdadi clocks, which is located in the Al-Qishla building on the Rusafa side of Baghdad. Its construction dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century AD, during the reign of the Ottoman ruler, Namek Pasha, specifically in 1869.

The Qishla watch is one of the huge mechanical watches, which works by manual timing through a large iron (key), where the watchmaker in charge of managing and maintaining the watch ascends to its tower through 72 steps to carry out the timing of the watch (coking) as it continues to work for 10 days and so on.

Bricks especially on the outer facade were used to keep the local context constant with traditional material used in Baghdad.

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The project “Cultural and Creative Industries” is implemented by the GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut. It improves employment and income opportunities for creative professionals in six partner countries; Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa and operates mainly in the music, fashion, design and animation sectors. In addition to promoting the development of entrepreneurial, digital, creative and technical skills through training programmes, the project aims to strengthen the framework conditions and the ecosystem of the cultural and creative industries.