Aššur, also known as Ashur and Qal'at Sherqat, was the capital of the Old Assyrian Empire, the Middle Assyrian Empire, and for a time, of…
The Great Mosque of Samarra is a mosque from the 9th century CE located in Samarra, Iraq.
Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85…
Erbil, also called Hawler and known in ancient history as Arbela, is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Samarra is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, 125 kilometers north of Baghdad.
Nineveh, also known in early modern times as Kouyunjik, was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day city…
The Tower of Babel is an origin myth and parable in the Book of Genesis meant to explain the existence of different languages and cultures.
Kish is an important archaeological site in Babil Governorate. It was occupied from the Ubaid to Hellenistic periods.
Baghdad Tower, previously called International Saddam Tower, is a 204 m TV tower in Baghdad, Iraq.
Shanidar Cave is an archaeological site located on Bradost Mountain in the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq.
Girsu was a city of ancient Sumer, situated some 25 km northwest of Lagash, at the site of what is now Tell Telloh in Dhi Qar Governorate,…
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri was a mosque in Mosul, Iraq. It was famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the…
Basra International Stadium is a sports complex in Basra, southern Iraq.
The University of Sulaimani is a public university located in the city of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan Region - Iraq.
Uruk, also known as Warka, was an ancient city of Sumer situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates River on the dried-up ancient…
Badr Shakir al Sayyab was a leading Iraqi poet, well known throughout the Arab world and one of the most influential Arab poets of all time.
Bad-tibira, "Wall of the Copper Worker", or "Fortress of the Smiths", identified as modern Tell al-Madineh, between Ash Shatrah and Tell as…
The Ziggurat of Ur is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the city of Ur near Nasiriyah, in present-day Dhi Qar Province, Iraq.
Mosul Dam, formerly known as Saddam Dam, is the largest dam in Iraq. It is located on the Tigris river in the western governorate of Nineveh…
Rabban Hormizd Monastery is an important monastery of the Chaldean Catholic Church, founded about 640 AD, carved out in the mountains about…
