It was his father that lives abroad, in the East-bagdad-Cairo.
"The Sins of Séverac Bablon"
Sax Rohmer
Now they have succeeded: Germany's ships have been taken from her, and likewise her cables and coaling stations; the Berlin-bagdad Railroad is a forgotten dream; the British sit in Constantinople, and the traffic goes by sea.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
There were also the two celebrated schools of grammarians at Basra and Kufa, soon to merge in the school of bagdad.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell