5 Largest US Embassies In The World

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1. US Embassy Baghdad, Iraq

Area Covered (Acres): 104

In 1888, the first American Consul set foot in Baghdad, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire. Recognizing Iraq’s independence in 1930, the United States established a Legation the following year, elevating it to Embassy status in 1946. Today, the US embassy in Baghdad reigns as the largest US embassy in the world, occupying a 104-acre site within the heavily fortified Green Zone and boasting a construction cost exceeding $700 million.

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