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38 Beautiful Places
in Iraq You Must Visit
in 2023

Welcome to this awesome list of the

best, most interesting and most
beautiful tourist attractions in Iraq that
are accessible today.

The list starts with the best and most

beautiful places in the south of Iraq and
continues with the best and most
beautiful places to visit in Iraqi
Kurdistan.

You’ll read about the importance or/and

the history of all of these travel
destinations in a nutshell. The more I
learned about each of these places in
Iraq, the more I felt that I needed to
share them with you.

Following the historical or/and cultural

importance of each of these touristic
spots, you can read all the necessary
practical information about them such
as how you can get there and how
much things costs. Furthermore, I will
give you all the details of the
checkpoints on the way to these
famous places if applicable.

Last but not least, this guide is full of

beautiful pictures of Iraq.

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38 BEST & MOST

BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN
IRAQ

1. Baghdad
2. Samarra
3. Taq Kasra
4. Karbala
5. Hillah
6. Babylon
7. Najaf
8. Kufa
9. Al-Ukhaidir Fortress
10. Nasiriyah
11. Iraqi Marshes
12. Ziggurat of Ur
13. Basra
14. Al-Qurnah
15. Kirkuk
16. Hatra
17. Tikrit
18. Mosul
19. Erbil
20. Lalish
21. Alqosh
22. Rabban Hormizd Monastery
23. Mar Mattai Monastery
24. Duhok
25. Akre
26. Soran
27. Rawanduz Canyon
28. Bekhal Waterfall
29. Geli Ali Beg Waterfall
30. Halgurd
31. Zoragvan
32. Dore Canyon
33. Deralok Dam
34. Amediyah
35. Ranya
36. Dukan Lake
37. Sulaymaniyah
38. Halabja

I have dozens of Instagram stories

with photos and videos from Iraq on
Instagram. Check them out: here.

Check out this list of amazing

places in Iraq and if you say, I
want to go to Iraq, come back
here and read all you need to
know before traveling to Iraq in
2022.

How to Travel to Iraq in

2022

IRAQ MAP FOR THE 38

BEST AND MOST
BEAUTIFUL PLACES

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1. BAGHDAD –
CAPITAL CITY OF
IRAQ

The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque in Baghdad –

Beautiful Places in Iraq

As for the best places to visit in

Baghdad including how to get around in
Baghdad and the best places to eat in
Baghdad, you can find it in the
following blog post:

Travel to Baghdad: 30 Best

Places to Visit in Baghdad +
Insider Tips

What’s in my Baghdad
travel guide?
1. Interesting Facts about Baghdad
2. Safety in Baghdad – Is Baghdad
safe?
3. Insurance for Traveling to Baghdad
4. Where to Stay in Baghdad
5. How to Get to Baghdad
6. All You Need to know When You
Arrive at Baghdad International Airport
7. 30 Best and Most Famous Places to
Visit in Baghdad including the Best
Things to do in Baghdad
8. Best Cafés & Restaurants in
Baghdad
9. Getting Around in Baghdad
10. Traveling from Baghdad to Other
Cities

The list of the 30 best places to visit

in Baghdad is the most comprehensive
list you can find online as of today:

1. Freedom Monument, 2. Tahrir

Square, 3. Al Rasheed Street – main
market street, 4. Al-Mutanabbi Street,
5. Shabander Cafe, 6. Al-Qishleh
Clock, 7. Safafeer Copper Market, 8.
Mustansiriyah Madrasah, 9. Baghdadi
Museum, 10. Abbasid Palace

11. Antique Market, 12. Church of the

Holy Mother of God, Miskinta, 13. Saint
Joseph Latin Cathedral, 14. The Holy
Shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir / Mazar
Ghous, 15. Martyr’s Monument / Al-
Shaheed Monument, 16. Green Zone,
17. Al-Quds Gate, 18. Monument to the
Unknown Soldier, Baghdad, 19. Victory
Arch / Swords of Qadisiyyah, 20.
Saving Iraqi Culture Monument

21. The Iraq Museum, 22. Bab

Baghdad Al-Wastani, 23. Al Kadhimiya
Mosque Mosque, 24. Abu Hanifa
Mosque, 25. Firdos Square, 26.
Kahramana Statue, 27. Church of
Sydat al Najet Syriac Catholic Church,
28. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 29.
The Monument of Storytelling: The
Statue of King Sharyar Shahriar &
Scheherazade, 30. Dur – Kurigalzu
(Ziggurat at Aqar Quf)

If you want to know more about

Baghdad, read this travel guide:

Baghdad Travel Guide:

Everything You Need to
Know before Traveling
to Baghdad including
the 30 Best Places to
Visit in Baghdad

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2. SAMARRA – ONE
OF THE HOLIEST
PLACES IN IRAQ

The Malwiya Mosque (Great Mosque of

Samarra) in Iraq

Walking up the Malwiya Mosque (Great

Mosque of Samarra) in Iraq

THE IMPORTANCE OF
SAMARRA
Samarra praised as one of the best
places to visit in Iraq, is a magnificent
ancient city located on the banks of
the Tigris River in the Saladin
Governate of Iraq. Today, this beautiful
ancient place is an Archeological City
and it is listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.

Its history goes back as far as the 5th

millennium BCE when Samarra was
simply a settlement. Then, between the
3rd and 7th century AD, the town of
Samarra was founded.

In the medieval age, Samarra was the

capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, which
is the third caliphate succeeding the
Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

The town of Samarra was flourishing

until the capital was moved back to
Bagdad in the 9th century AD. After this
move, Samarra was slowly declining
but it has revived since then.

Imagine, it’s the only Islamic capital in

the world that preserved its original
layout, architecture and artistic relics.

BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN

SAMARRA
1) MALWIYA MOSQUE aka
GREAT MOSQUE OF
SAMARRA

The beautiful Malwiya Mosque is not

only the major tourist attraction of the
city of Samarra but one of Iraq’s most
famous landmarks.

What makes this mosque special is its

spiral minaret built in the 9th century.
This absolutely stunning spiraling cone
is 52 meters (171 ft) high and 33
meters (108 ft) wide with a spiral ramp.

On the top of the Malwiya Mosque (Great

Mosque of Samarra) in Iraq

HOW TO GET TO THE

MALWIYA MOSQUE
1,3 km from Museum Square if you go
there by shared taxi. Excluding time
spent at checkpoints, it should take
about 15 minutes to walk there.

If you go there in a private taxi, it will

take you there directly.

2) AL ASKARI SHRINE aka

HARAM OF IMAM ALI AL-
HADI

The entrance of the Al-Askari Mosque, also

known as the Mosque of the Golden Dome
in Samarra, Iraq

The Al-Askari Shrine is a magnificent

shrine built in the 9th century by the
Abbasid Caliphate.

There, you can find the mausolea of

two important imams of Shi’ism: Ali al-
Hadi and Hasan al-Askari, the 11th and
12th imams of Shia Islam. That makes
Samarra one of the most important and
holiest pilgrimage sites of Shi’ite
Muslims.

You will not find the mosque in its

original shape as it has been bombed a
couple of times, in 2006 and 2007.

The female side of the Al-Askari Mosque in

Samarra, Iraq

HOW TO GET TO THE AL-

ASKARI SHRINE
Walk or drive back to Museum Square.
This shrine is another 5 minutes from
Museum Square on foot.