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Tag: Iraq
There’s lots to see in the land between two rivers.
Discover our favourite sights along one of the most important trading routes in history.
All visitors to Iraq must remember that nothing is certain, nothing is guaranteed. The arrangements are often chaotic. This is not a country for…
Health Vaccinations It is advisable to be up to date with all primary immunisations including tetanus, diphtheria and polio – an all-in-one vaccine (revaxis) lasts for ten years. Vaccinations…
This is a land where clay tablets, ziggurats and temple ruins shed light on life in ancient times.
An experience of the region, not as one of danger, but of friendly, hospitable people.
Sulaymaniyah is a rapidly developing metropolis of around 700,000 people, but in the mid 20th century, this overwhelmingly Kurdish city and former capital of…
Richard Coke writes in Baghdad: The City of Peace (1927) that: ‘In Iraq all major roads lead to the capital, Baghdad, a city that…
Basra vies with Mosul as Iraq’s second city and is the principal port of Iraq. The city is penetrated by a complex network of…
‘Babylon the great, Mother of Harlots and the abominations of the earth’, so it sayeth in the book of Revelation in the Bible. The…
Najaf Home to the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, the fourth caliph and son-in-law of the Prophet, resplendent with its golden dome and minarets,…
Ur, together with Babylon, is probably the best-known city of Mesopotamia. It is a prime example of Iraq’s phenomenal archaeological sites. The wealth of…
Visas In common with most Arab countries, you will probably be refused a visa if your passport contains an Israeli stamp or any crossing…
Iraqi cuisine has been influenced by the ancient spice routes, when spices were brought to the Middle East from India and Persia more than 3,500…