Historic sites
Ancient Babylon
Al Ḩillah, Babylon
The ruins of the great city of Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar on the Euphrates, with the reconstructed walls and processional way, the foundations of t…
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Historic sites
Citadel of Erbil
Erbil
A fortified mound rising above the centre of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, claimed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabit…
Historic sites
Ziggurat of Ur
Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar
A massive stepped temple built around 2100 BC in the Sumerian city of Ur, traditionally the birthplace of Abraham, partly restored.