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Baghdad bombings mapSubmitted by John Jones on Sat, 2007-03-24 12:43.BBC | cartography | information design | Iraq | Maps
The BBC has created an interactive graphic that displays Baghdad’s shifting ethnic population as well as the date and location of bombings in the city. Using the slider at the bottom of the graphic, the user can see small points appear and fade away at the bombing locations. Moving through time, the bombings become more frequent. Not only is this a well-made graphic, it is a disarmingly simple demonstration of the rising violence in Iraq’s capital city. Trackback URL for this post:http://viz.cwrl.utexas.edu/trackback/83
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The map gives a concrete representation of the war's effects on Iraq. It provides a clear argument that religious differences between the Sunni and Shia have only deteriorated based on the fact that they've self-segregated themselves from each other. The cause and effect relationship between the bombings and disrupted lives can literally be seen in how the make-up the the neighborhoods changed.