Agatha Christie's Former Home in Baghdad Stands Abandoned and Crumbling
The house in Baghdad, Iraq, where English mystery writer Agatha Christie once lived is now abandoned and falling apart. She visited Iraq several times in the first half of the 20th century.
A house in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, where English writer Agatha Christie once lived now sits abandoned and crumbling, according to a report by US public broadcaster NPR.
Ties to Iraq
Christie, widely known for her mystery novels, visited Iraq multiple times during the first half of the 20th century. The country also found its way into her work: she set some of her mystery novels there.
The house today
NPR describes the building as presenting a mystery of its own. The source states only that the home where the author once lived is now empty and in decay. It gives no further details about the building's history, ownership or any plans to preserve it.
