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more pics if you don't mind , Baghdad is beautiful :)

your wish is my command :P

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http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/08/world/baghdad_bureau_horse1.jpg

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http://www.janosburg.net/photos/2009_05_15_IZ_tour_20_Al-Rasheed_gardens_flower_with_flag_JO-IMG_2234_lowres.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x198/chick0008/Baghdad/8002.jpg

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr238/zaidusa/Copyofkahramana.jpg

http://architecture.about.com/library/graphics/baghdad-al-kadhimain-mosque-jan-oberg.jpg

http://www.unc.edu/~sstaff/images/downtownBaghdad5.jpg

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/images/photos/photo_lg_iraq.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/2004325.jpg

http://timesonline.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/12/fountains2.jpg

http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/0/s/H/baghdad-abbassidcastle-grunberg.jpg

http://www.atlastours.net/iraq/baghdad_bridges.jpg

http://thecorner.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/al-khadhumain_shrine_in_baghdad.jpg

Baghdad has great potential, I can just imagine it.

so cool... It's so lovely, We want more

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Very nice photos of Baghdad :) here couple photos from flickr:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3762232967_0fe2111e6f_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgreeneptx/3762232967/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3526099041_e24c75b9e1_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29197628@N02/3526099041/

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/167908589_269baba05a_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/illogicnet/167908589/

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/54514814_e22543ddf7_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sentinel47/54514814/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3762233987_1fb85191cf_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgreeneptx/3762233987/

i love the second last one

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/illogicnet/167908589/



This is the neighbourhood where I grew up in , I lived in house to the left of this photo (only slightly out of the frame).

I used to go through that park on the right every morning when I walked to school

It makes me feel so sad looking at photos of Baghdad. It's a mixture of nostolgia and sorrow

This is the neighbourhood where I grew up in , I lived in house to the left of this photo (only slightly out of the frame).

I used to go through that park on the right every morning when I walked to school

It makes me feel so sad looking at photos of Baghdad. It's a mixture of nostolgia and sorrow

me too, i have memories of going up to the 'Saddam Tower' observation deck + restaurant with my parents

http://baghdadpics.co.cc/var/albums/Al-Aadamiea/Baghdad1%20-%20Abu%20Hanifa%20mosque%20-%20Al%20Aadamiea.jpg?m=1269365124

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2007/02/14/AGSabahArar_baghdad460.jpg

http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00134/pg-17-Baghdad-Getty_134250s.jpg

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Thank you elusive for the wonderful posts. you're doing an awsome job. You've posted some pics of baghdad that even I haven't seen. :applause:

Amazing pics! So huge potential!

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Is this in Baghdad ?! I thought it's in Babylon?

Is this in Baghdad ?! I thought it's in Babylon?
the original one is in Berlin

Thank you elusive for the wonderful posts. you're doing an awsome job. You've posted some pics of baghdad that even I haven't seen. :applause:

thanks :) there's loads more

Is this in Baghdad ?! I thought it's in Babylon?

haha my bad...that's meant to be for babil not baghdad

there are some pics ive seen that i have visited... specially the victory palace in camp victory, the 14th july bridge.. been there when escorting some locals that are working insde the military base. Been there at the SINA hospital used to be a freedom tower... i dont know who occupy that place... been the MOI (ministry of interior) center, some tower that are really familiar to me... that used to be the Iraqi Police locations. i miss bagdad already... i miss the freedom restaurant and the chinese restaurant.. i miss the mojama market where i can find some good products... local food.. a lot of friends there... that sometimes they used to have hadiya to me.. hehehe they like me because im different nationality... hmmm miss them...

Courtesy of Michael Neubert (taken March 28)

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for more go to this link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/neubert_lacy/sets/72157623721041002/)

^^ actually most of them are very old. I think they were uploaded recently but were taken around 2003/2004 (from the looks of some buildings, e.g. Baghdad tower and al-rahman mosque)

^^ sorry for my mistake, I really cant tell when photos were taken since I dont know the area, I just assumed they were recent becuase they were posted a few days ago

^^ oh no worries buddy. They're still great photos :)

^^ sorry for my mistake, I really cant tell when photos were taken since I dont know the area, I just assumed they were recent becuase they were posted a few days ago

old or new, Baghdad still has amazing architecture :)

Indeed! i like the designs... even the international airport... i like the interior.. not sure if the terminal 3 is done...

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2010 Baghdad Flower Festival:
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Pardon my ignorance, but is the last image one of Saddam's palaces? If so, is it being used for something? I remember reading one of the palaces had turned into the US embassy in Iraq, is it this one?

Pardon my ignorance, but is the last image one of Saddam's palaces? If so, is it being used for something? I remember reading one of the palaces had turned into the US embassy in Iraq, is it this one?

no its a mosque in baghdad, none of the palaces were turned into an embassy...if you're referring to the Al Faw Palace, then that was turned into 'camp victory' :)

no its a mosque in baghdad, none of the palaces were turned into an embassy...if you're referring to the Al Faw Palace, then that was turned into 'camp victory' :)

Right sorry my mistake, :( well that's a beautiful mosque!! I hope to see more pictures showcasing extremely beautiful sights in and around Baghdad.

very nice pIcs of Baghdad..! Love them all.

Regards from Pakistan.

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i can see those beautiful skyscrapers being built on the river sides ! INSHALLAH!

recent pics:

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An aerial view shows Baghdad's Khilani Square in central Baghdad May 23, 2010

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Iraqi workers renovate Al-Firdos Mosque in central Baghdad on May 22, 2010.

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Iraqis cool off in a pool in Baghdad on May 21, 2010, as scorching summer sets in and electricity supplies falter.

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Musicians of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra perform during a concert in Baghdad May 22, 2010.

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lewellyn Kingman Sanchez-Werner, 13-year-old U.S. pianist, performs with the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra during a concert in Baghdad May 22, 2010.

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Iraqi women tour a painting and sculpture exhibition by Iraqi artists during a ceremony at the ministry of culture in Baghdad on May 23, 2010 to celebrate the establishment of a copyright system for artists working in Iraq. The step is the first of its kind in the war-battered country where artists did not have clear laws defending their rights in regards to their artistic work.

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Sources:
REUTERS PICTURES/Getty Images/DayLife

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i can see those beautiful skyscrapers being built on the river sides ! INSHALLAH!

that's an old photo but yeah i hope so too...

beautiful pictures, beautiful baghdad...thank you :)

Very nice photo-updates from Baghdad :)

Very nice photo-updates from Baghdad :)

thanks :D

By the looks of things, the following images in the video are both pre and post 2003.
lDxnRexsYBM

^^ cool vid

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can anyone post more pictures of this mosque ?

here are a few:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/106282150_41368bda50.jpg

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/images/al-rahman_2004.jpg

http://media.nowpublic.net/images//e2/6/e26e056d3a60fee1a9b40292add09ad0.jpg

recents:

http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-17.png

Baghdad University Campus
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-4-1.png

Baghdad Tower
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-2-2.png

Cafe on the Tigris
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-3-3.png

Lovely looking city - I'd love to visit!

new mall in the mansour area:
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-5-1.png

a traditional/historic cafe in Baghdad:
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-4-2.png

near the sport's city:
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-3-5.png

http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-1-3.png

communication tower and centre (which is U/C):
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http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-8-1.png

the new baghdad governorate HQ:
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-6-1.png

http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-7-1.png

Haifa Street:
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Looking good!!!!!!!!

Wow Baghdad is a great looking city. I am especially impressed with the traditional architecutre, and by the amount of greenery, parks, and gardens.

This has the potential to become one of the greatest cities in the Middle East. Baghdad is blessed with a rich history, the fertile Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and national oil resources. Huge potential.

^^ If only the politicians understood that!

Communication tower and centre looks great
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-9-1.png

the al-rahman mosque, baghdad tower and al-rasheeed monument all in one photo (recent):

http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-20.png

I can only see the mosque and the tower! where is the monument?!

I can only see the mosque and the tower! where is the monument?!

the monument is in rusafa. the top right corner you see the turquoise split dome...

^^ Oh yes i see it :lol:, it looks so tiny!

so does the al-rahman mosque :P hahaha...notice there are'nt any cranes anymore

lately (august 31st/september 1st):

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Are there any plans for new bridges on Tigris? Did US bombed some bridges?
I think Baghdad deserve more beautiful bridges on Tigris.

no plans for more bridges. there are already 13 or 14? and the congestion problem is not on the bridges but in the roads and lack of parking spaces...

what baghdad needs is a proper subway network and the abolition of cars from the centre.

Hello very beautiful and interesting pictures of Baghdad
Greetings from Mexico

The mosque is so giant, it covers a whole suburb area. Communication tower looks very nice. Thanks for the photos.

^^ thanks :)

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^^ Baghdad looks so peaceful in the first picture ... beautiful!

baghdad tower in the background and the baghdad clock-tower (criminal court):
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-1-7.png

monument of the unknown soldier:
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inside the criminal court:
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clock-tower:
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Is the clock tower new? I have never seen it before, the inside of the court looks like a royal hall... it could possibly well be the most fanciest criminal court ever lol

Is the clock tower new? I have never seen it before, the inside of the court looks like a royal hall... it could possibly well be the most fanciest criminal court ever lol

haha no it's been there for quite a long time! it was built for the Arab Summit in 1995 but was used by the former regime as a headquarters...it was only recently that it was converted into a criminal court

Oh i see, quite suprising it was around all this time yet i had never seen pictures of it and its so close to the communication tower as well. :|

Jadriya Lake:

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Martyr Mosque:
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Zawra Park
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Khadimiya:
http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/11276475.jpg

Abu Nuas Street (old):
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Oh i see, quite suprising it was around all this time yet i had never seen pictures of it and its so close to the communication tower as well. :|

The baghdad "clock tower" was also on the back of the old 100 dinars notes during mid 90s lol I used to have some with me back in NZ.. I don't know if I can find them..

baghdad tower in the background and the baghdad clock-tower (criminal court):
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-1-7.png


Does anyone know what those giant masts are in the background? or are they giant pylons? I don't recall seeing them before

The baghdad "clock tower" was also on the back of the old 100 dinars notes during mid 90s lol I used to have some with me back in NZ.. I don't know if I can find them..

haha yeah its an important baghdad icon...glad it was restored

Does anyone know what those giant masts are in the background? or are they giant pylons? I don't recall seeing them before

they are radio masts for line of sight relays.... found all over Iraq, usually about 300m high.

^^ I see. sorry for sounding abit ignorant, but what are they used for and by whom?

The baghdad "clock tower" was also on the back of the old 100 dinars notes during mid 90s lol I used to have some with me back in NZ.. I don't know if I can find them..

I have never really seen old Iraqi currency so thats interesting to know. It is a nice attraction, sort of like, a mini "big ben" :lol:

^^ I see. sorry for sounding abit ignorant, but what are they used for and by whom?

Some are owned by ITPC (Iraqi telecom and Postal Company). Some are relay stations for the state radio / TV broadcasters, others are owned by the military.

they are to allow the transmission of directional signals over a long distance e.g. via microwave directional relay, and its quicker and cheaper than laying a cable all the way to the middle of the desert where bandwidth requirements are low...

its kind of old fashioned really, not that useful nowadays, but still has some uses I suppose in a country that doesn't own its own satellites (and yes, even nigeria, congo etc... own satellites.. its NOT rocket science to buy a couple, but Iraqis are dumb with these things)

I have never really seen old Iraqi currency so thats interesting to know. It is a nice attraction, sort of like, a mini "big ben" :lol:

its actually really ugly. horrible and cheap, i can't believe this was built in the 1990s... looks like something built in romania in 1954.

its actually really ugly. horrible and cheap, i can't believe this was built in the 1990s... looks like something built in romania in 1954.

lol well the tower in the back does make it look ugly if you compare, but its not that bad looking.

^^ at least the interior is nice

^^ at least the interior is nice

yes. interior is far nicer (still tacky), but that clock tower ???? horrible.

yes. interior is far nicer (still tacky), but that clock tower ???? horrible.

haha its not THAT bad...considering it made it onto the iraqi dinar has to mean something

haha its not THAT bad...considering it made it onto the iraqi dinar has to mean something

Yes i agree, i wouldn't call it ugly, just weird.

Kahramana Square:
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amusement park:
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-5-5.png

one thousand and one nights:
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Baghdad zoo:
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Baghdadi Villa:
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-8-3.png

I do think Baghdad clock looks a bit tacky too.. something you would build in a theme park.

The only reason it was printed on the back of the 100 dinars is that because it was one of the very few visible construction projects that were completed right after the first gulf war. It was a part of a government effort to give the impression that something was being constructed.. a clock ! because that's what you really need after having half of your capital carpet-bombed.. you would need a clock! (btw, the clock was completed before the reconstruction of the mamoon telecom tower.. so they couldn't add that one on the back of the newly introduced 100 dinars notes)

likewise with the double story bridge (they used to call it Saddam bridge), I don't know what it's called now.. it was added on the back of the 50 dinar notes.

recents:

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http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-4-7.png

http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-3-13.png

love the city!!!!
Greetings from Chile.

love the city!!!!
Greetings from Chile.

thanks marsupilami :D

nice pics :)

Are they from all over Baghdad, or just the mansour area?

all over but mainly the nicer areas haha

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http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/08/27/world/sheherazade.533.jpg

http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-4-8.png

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http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/08Bm4qKaDvai6/610x.jpg

I like the nice looking restuarants cropping up in Baghdad.

I like the nice looking restuarants cropping up in Baghdad.

there are heaps opening up! especially in the mansour area

Great, we should make a thread on restaurants, cafes and such in Iraq. I may do when i have more time lol

Great, we should make a thread on restaurants, cafes and such in Iraq. I may do when i have more time lol

ive been posting some of these photos under hospitality :) so just continue on there.

Some really good, very nice photo updates around Baghdad :) well done

very nice pictures of Baghdad

beautiful city !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^^ thanks for your comments, well it is the city that gave inspiration to Aladdin :)

Dear All,
it is very nice to be here with you in this great utility,
we as Baghdad team would like to share some of the pics we managed to present in our gallery for all of you

1. 14th of July Statue
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/BaghdadPics.co.cc-14th-July-statue.jpg?m=1281689103 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/346)

2. Statue of Shahrayar from the arabian nights tales - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/BaghdadPics.cocc-Shahrayar-statue.jpg?m=1279008077 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/335)

3. Statues of Shahrayar and Shehrazad from the arabian nights tales - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdadpics.co.cc-Sheherazad-and-Shahraiar-statue.jpg?m=1273349952 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/274)

4. Alnisoor monument in Alnisoor square - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20AlNusoor%20Monument%20-%20Baghdad.jpg?m=1272396928 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/223)

5. Abu Noas statue - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20Abu%20Noas%20statue2.jpg?m=1272397168 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/186)

6. The Sindbad's statue in AlRasheed hotel - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20Alrasheed%20hotel%20-%20Sindbad%20statue.jpg?m=1272397433 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/183)

7. The monument of the unknown soldier - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1.co.cc%20Monument%20of%20unknown%20soldier.jpg?m=1272397641 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/159)

8. Baghdad freedom square - 50m * 10m bronze monument with 6m height designed by Jwad Saleem - 1961
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/baghdad1.jpg?m=1272397814 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/155)

9. AlFirdaws mosque and the old monument of the unknown soldier
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20Al%20Firdaos%20mosque%20and%20the%20old%20Monument%20of%20the%20Unknown%20Soldier%20-%20Al%20Firdaros%20square.jpg?m=1272398264 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/85)

10. Abu Ja'afar AlMansoor statue - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20Abu%20Jaafar%20Almansour%20statue.jpg?m=1272397878 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/73)

11. A traditional Party for the Christians in Baghdad 1920
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/1920-Christians-party-Baghdad-baghdadpics.tk.jpg?m=1286101781 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/353)

12. AlImmam AlA'dham mosque in AlA'dhamyea - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/BaghdadPics.co.cc-AbuHanifa-Old-pic.jpg?m=1278234652 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/329)

13. Alkhulafa' mosque's minaret - Abbasid style - pic from 1911
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/BaghdadPics.co.cc-AlKuulafa-Abbasid-Minaret-1909.jpg?m=1277236234 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/326)

14. AlHibb (old traditional water tirmous)
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/BaghdadPics.co.cc-Al-Hibb-Water.jpg?m=1276463037 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/315)

15. King Faisal and King Hussain in Baghdad 1955
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/BaghdadPics.co.cc-King-Hussain-visiting-King-Faisal-Feb-1955.jpg?m=1275545846 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/307)

16. Bab Alshiekh - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdadpics.co.cc-Bab-AlShekh-Old.jpg?m=1273918338 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/280)

17. AlRasheed street in the flood of 1950
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1-Alrasheed-street-in-1950-flood.jpg?m=1272891018 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/206)

18. Iraqi politician Adnan pachachi in his visit to India with the prime minister Andera Ghandi
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Andrea-Gandhi-Indian-prime-minister-with-the-Iraqi-Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-Adnan-Pachachi.jpg?m=1271924039 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/205)

19. First Iraqi student expedition to the American University in Bierut - 1924
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1-first-Iraqi-group-of-exchange-students-to-the-American-university-in-Beirut.jpg?m=1271923678 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/204)

20. Famous Arab singer Om Kulthom in baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20um%20kalthoom%20in%20Baghdad.jpg?m=1271922679 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/203)

21. Alsafafeer market in Baghdad 1942
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20Al%20Safafeer%20Market%20-%201942.jpg?m=1271714244 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/201)

22. Traffic police in AlRasheed street
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20AL%20Rasheed%20Street%20traffic%20police%20man.jpg?m=1270925133 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/167)

23. Traffic police in AlRasheed street
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20AL%20Rasheed%20Street%20traffic%20police%20man2.jpg?m=1270925187 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/168)

24. AlRasheed street in Baghdad 1945
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20AL%20Rasheed%20Street%201945.jpg?m=1270925012 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/166)

25. AlRasheed street in Baghdad 1928
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20AL%20Rasheed%20Street%201928.jpg?m=1270924944 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/165)

26. AlRasheed street in Baghdad 1916
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20AL%20Rasheed%20Street%201916.jpg?m=1270924878 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/164)

27. AlRasheed street in Baghdad in the 14th of July 1958
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20AL%20Rasheed%20Street%2014%20July%201958.jpg?m=1270924375 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/163)

28. AlQishla Clock
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20AL%20Qishla%20Clock.jpg?m=1270923911 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/162)

29. AlMustansreya ancient school - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20AL%20Mustansreya%20School%20old%20pic.jpg?m=1272399663 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/161)

30. Immam A'dham
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20Abu%20Hanifa%20mosque%20after%20removal%20of%20the%20castle%20-%20Al%20Aadamiea.jpg?m=1272890015 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/84)

31. Immam A'dham
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%7C-Old-pics/Baghdad1%20-%20Abu%20Hanifa%20mosque%20old%20sight%20-%20Al%20Aadamiea.jpg?m=1272890812 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/83)

thanks for your post, but we already have a Baghdad photo section, do you mind uploading these in there.

cheers

thanks for your post, but we already have a Baghdad photo section, do you mind uploading these in there.

cheers

Alright dear
I'll post them in your topic as well
best

Dear All,
it is very nice to be here with you in this great utility,
we as Baghdad team would like to share some of the pics we managed to present in our gallery for all of you

the monuments and the statues

1. 14th of July Statue
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/BaghdadPics.co.cc-14th-July-statue.jpg?m=1281689103 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/346)

2. Statue of Shahrayar from the arabian nights tales - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/BaghdadPics.cocc-Shahrayar-statue.jpg?m=1279008077 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/335)

3. Statues of Shahrayar and Shehrazad from the arabian nights tales - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdadpics.co.cc-Sheherazad-and-Shahraiar-statue.jpg?m=1273349952 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/274)

4. Alnisoor monument in Alnisoor square - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20AlNusoor%20Monument%20-%20Baghdad.jpg?m=1272396928 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/223)

5. Abu Noas statue - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20Abu%20Noas%20statue2.jpg?m=1272397168 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/186)

6. The Sindbad's statue in AlRasheed hotel - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20Alrasheed%20hotel%20-%20Sindbad%20statue.jpg?m=1272397433 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/183)

7. The monument of the unknown soldier - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1.co.cc%20Monument%20of%20unknown%20soldier.jpg?m=1272397641 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/159)

8. Baghdad freedom square - 50m * 10m bronze monument with 6m height designed by Jwad Saleem - 1961
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/baghdad1.jpg?m=1272397814 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/155)

9. AlFirdaws mosque and the old monument of the unknown soldier
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20Al%20Firdaos%20mosque%20and%20the%20old%20Monument%20of%20the%20Unknown%20Soldier%20-%20Al%20Firdaros%20square.jpg?m=1272398264 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/85)

10. Abu Ja'afar AlMansoor statue - Baghdad
http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20Abu%20Jaafar%20Almansour%20statue.jpg?m=1272397878 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/73)

^^ I never realised Baghdad had so many monuments that are definently worth seeing, are they all surrounding each other or in different parts of Baghdad?

Btw i have seen this picture before and have always wondered why there is a Greek flag next to the Iraqi, does anybody know?

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http://baghdadpics.tk/var/resizes/Monuments%20and%20Statues/Baghdad1%20-%20Al%20Firdaos%20mosque%20and%20the%20old%20Monument%20of%20the%20Unknown%20Soldier%20-%20Al%20Firdaros%20square.jpg?m=1272398264 (http://baghdadpics.tk/index.php/photos/85)

http://wikimapia.org/p/00/00/41/50/93_big.jpg

http://wikimapia.org/p/00/00/35/95/83_big.jpg

http://wikimapia.org/p/00/00/44/18/50_big.jpg

http://wikimapia.org/p/00/00/44/18/09_big.jpg

http://wikimapia.org/p/00/00/41/38/17_big.jpg

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/22424469.jpg

^^ I never realised Baghdad had so many monuments that are definently worth seeing, are they all surrounding each other or in different parts of Baghdad?

Btw i have seen this picture before and have always wondered why there is a Greek flag next to the Iraqi, does anybody know?

they're in different parts, in roundabouts, squares, near the tigris etc...that photo must of been when a conference was held

they're in different parts, in roundabouts, squares, near the tigris etc...that photo must of been when a conference was held

Cool, i really need to see Baghdad!!

Speaking of monuments..

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/662/38328419538227667700816.jpg

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/963/95211252149426677008168.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6324/19501350.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1927/19507580.jpg

http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/6982/mutanabi.jpg

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/270/the14thofjulymomente.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5417/66141063649976677008168.jpg

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http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/6639/25672384554612667700816.jpg

http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/5807/40360423734147667700816.jpg

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7958/20372664.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1310/16844298.jpg

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5993/20423652.jpg

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http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/985/35375284.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6454/httpwwwpanoramiocomphot.jpg

^^ Fantastic! Most of them i have never even seen before even when searching online.

^^ very nice thank you, but most of them are in such a bad state...i hope they're restored.

You are welcome :)

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7979/62141024369776677008168.jpg

That's a very comprehensive post MKTJ !! :)

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http://dardel.info/photos/Asia1/Bagdad.jpg

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Is this a recent image? the place looks fantastic

Is this a recent image? the place looks fantastic

yes. note the solar powered street lamp in the bottom right of the picture. - that's a post 2007 picture.

also all the other pictures are new. 2009-2010.

Great, things are looking lovely in Baghdad!

yeah they're mostly from September 2010

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4856/baghdad.jpg

Taken yesterday

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs796.snc4/67607_450563512667_70081687667_5210301_8309115_n.jpg

Al Mutanabi Street, Baghdad

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1607/almutanabistreet.jpg

Bookseller in Mutanabi St.

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/814/booksellerinmutanabistr.jpg

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http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0gKH8Kfeo32N8/610x.jpg
A man sits outside his shop hammering into form brass lamps, pots and trays in the al-Safafir market in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on October 21, 2010.

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Iraqis sit at a cafe located on al-Mutanabi Street, home to the city's book market in central Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010.

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An Iraqi man sells used books at al-Mutanabi Street, home to the city's book market in central Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010.

Amazing and very nice new photos about Baghdad :)

Roadside halt selling tea, coffee and souvenirs.

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Courtesy of CairngormRH

Al-Shuhadaa bridge

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Courtesy of GabeSisney

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Baghdad International Airport (hotel renovation)

http://www.biaphotel-iq.com/

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horrible prefab hotel.

and this is supposed to be for VIPs coming to the baghdad expos at the airport!

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horrible prefab hotel.

and this is supposed to be for VIPs coming to the baghdad expos at the airport!

i agree, i heard they're planning to build some new ones near the airport, so hopefully it'll be renamed into a 1 star motel or something :lol:

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^^ I love the building of ministry of finance.

^^ I love the building of ministry of finance.

star of david :D

nice to see it renovated after the last attack.

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Very nice .

Al-Senaak Bridge

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The Airport road

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I miss Baghdad I was there in 2005-2006 in the Green Zone. Baghdad, Iraq is a very beautiful city.

Eid Al-Adha in baghdad:
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Make Iraq shine again, like it one's did!! Let the americans see that the Arabs are never going to give up. Make Baghdad look better then New York. Go Iraq! Greetings from morocco

^^ thanks im sure it will keep shining :)

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What is the first building?^^

i believe its the ministry of industry and minerals building.

this is how it was after being looted then blown up etc...

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i believe its the ministry of industry and minerals building.

this is how it was after being looted then blown up etc...

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Well :ohno:..it looks good in the picture above

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I was looking for a recent pic for a while :D hasn't changed much since I was kid !

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUu9OZnH4pw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUu9OZnH4pw)

Baghdad Nights November 2010 Watch and Enjoy ;)

lol the building looks fine to me! :S...thanks for the video and yeah the al saah restaurant has hardly changed, i wonder if the food is still good haha

I meant the photo that you posted not the bombed out version lol

haha yeah i was referring to sheytan's comment not yours :D...looks fine to me too ;)

i wonder if the food is still good haha

I was there last year. The food wasn't that good (at least not what I expected it to be), but the restaurant was crowded!

haha yeah i was referring to sheytan's comment not yours :D...looks fine to me too ;)

lol ok because i was thinking the same thing

Al-jadriya
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Al-Mutanabbi St.
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Your Welcome Elusive:) and does anyone know whats going on for the Baghdad Gates Project because I have not heard any recent news about it.

Al-Mutanabbi St.
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al-mutanabbi street is looking great, im glad to see all the book-stores/cafes thriving :)

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al-mutanabbi street is looking great, im glad to see all the book-stores/cafes thriving :)

it is heartening to see mutanabi street renovated in the original style after the terror attack which destroyed it.

It is the cultural heart of Baghdad, and much more effort should be made to improve the sarai area. its current state is still deplorable... perhaps they can renovate old baghdad before building a 100k seater "white elephant" stadium?

^^ i agree, souk sarai is one of baghdad's best kept secrets, it deserves more funding

Shar3 al-rasheed is baghdad's biggest tragedy .. :(

yes so many historic buildings have been lost

if the bombings stops Baghdad will become a nice capital

Al-Zawraa Park:

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^^ last one is in Basrah ..

thanks

Baghdad by air:

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^^ nice, is that a new pic?

^^ nice, is that a new pic?

yeah it is.. i dont think its more than 2 weeks old

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Baghdad looks simply amazing. May Allah bless Iraq and its people. After this unjustified war Iraqis defiantly needs a break, and inshallah you guys are going to be strong militarized country again.
Saad from Bangladesh

Baghdad looks simply amazing. May Allah bless Iraq and its people. After this unjustified war Iraqis defiantly needs a break, and inshallah you guys are going to be strong militarized country again.
Saad from Bangladesh

thank you for your kind words saad :) insha'allah

Tower at the Iraqi Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Iraq's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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courtesy of Track Smith (http://www.flickr.com/photos/younisphoto/5143332945/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

The Royal Cemetery in Adhamiya

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This is the hallway leading to the tombs of King Ghazi I and King Faisal II

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Photo's are from the "Iraqi kingdom" group on facebook.

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Getty Images 8 hours ago An Iraqi Christian woman feeds a baby outside the Church of Our Lady of Deliverance/Salvation (Sayidat al-Nejat), in central Baghdad, on January 1, 2011 as Iraqi Christians mark the new year in a morning mass.

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Getty Images 5 hours ago An Iraqi woman watches through a telescope in Baghdad on January 4, 2011 the world's first partial solar eclipse in the new year. The partial eclipse occurred when a fraction of the Moon obscured the Sun, making it seem -- in clear skies -- as if a 'bite' had been taken out of the solar face.

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Reuters Pictures 2 hours ago Two artefacts from the Assyrian and Babylonian era are displayed after they were recovered by authorities following the arrest of smugglers who tried to sell them in Kirkuk, 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad January 5, 2011. A dagger belonging to Hulagu Khan, a Mongol ruler who reigned during the 13th century, was also recovered, a national security officer said.

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Reuters Pictures 4 hours ago Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks at a ceremony marking the Iraqi Army Day's 90th anniversary in Baghdad January 6, 2011.

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Reuters Pictures 3 hours ago Soldiers take part in a parade marking the Iraqi Army's 90th anniversary in Baghdad January 6, 2011.

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Getty Images 1 hour ago Iraqi army helicopters fly over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in central Baghdad on January 06, 2011, marking the 90th Army Day.

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Getty Images 4 hours ago Iraqi soldiers stand guard next to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in central Baghdad on January 06, 2011, marking the 90th Army Day.

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Reuters Pictures 1 hour ago Investors monitor stock information at the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad January 9, 2011. War-torn Iraq is expected to attract more overseas investment this year after foreigners were net buyers on its stock exchange in 2010, snapping up $53 million worth of shares, its chief executive said on Sunday.

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Workers are seen outside of the Palestine hotel in central Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. Insurgent threats and lacking space in hotels being rebuilt from bombings have cast doubt on whether the Arab League can hold its annual meeting in Iraq this spring. But Iraqi and league officials maintain the March 23 summit will happen as planned.

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Getty Images 19 hours ago BAGHDAD, IRAQ, JANUARY 8: Iraqi police cadets parade in formation during a graduation ceremony at the Iraqi police academy on January 8, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. More than 2000 Iraqi police cadets graduated during the ceremony.

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Getty Images 19 hours ago BAGHDAD, IRAQ, JANUARY 8: Iraqi police cadets parade in formation during a graduation ceremony at the Iraqi police academy on January 8, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. More than 2000 Iraqi police cadets graduated during the ceremony.

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Reuters Pictures 13 hours ago Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (front L) walks with Syria's Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri (R) during a farewell ceremony at Baghdad's international airport January 16, 2011.

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AP Photo 22 hours ago Iraqi soccer fans take to the streets of Baghdad after Iraq's win against North Korea in their match at the Asian Cup, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Defending champion Iraq reached the Asian Cup quarterfinals by defeating North Korea 1-0 on Wednesday.

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AP Photo 7 hours ago Kuwaiti embassy guards raise the Kuwaiti flag during a flag raising ceremony at the new Kuwaiti Embassy in the heavily guarded Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Iraq and Kuwait pledged Wednesday to work toward resolving border disputes and debt issues as the two former enemies seek to repair relations damaged by Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of the oil-rich emirate.

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AP Photo 7 hours ago Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, center, walks with Kuwaiti ambassador Ali Mohammed al-Moumin, 2nd right, during a flag-raising ceremony at the new Kuwaiti Embassy in the heavily guarded Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Iraq and Kuwait pledged Wednesday to work toward resolving border disputes and debt issues as the two former enemies seek to repair relations damaged by Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of the oil-rich emirate.

Great pictures!



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Reuters Pictures 2 hours ago Two artefacts from the Assyrian and Babylonian era are displayed after they were recovered by authorities following the arrest of smugglers who tried to sell them in Kirkuk, 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad January 5, 2011. A dagger belonging to Hulagu Khan, a Mongol ruler who reigned during the 13th century, was also recovered, a national security officer said.

Glad to know they arrested the smugglers, so are these artifacts heading back to Baghdad's museum?

most likely, that's where they all go :)

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:lol: best friends forever ?

now if they can only act this way :bash:

looooooool Zeebari and the Kuwait dude ..i thnk its a bit too much :p (the hands) ...or its fine ?? haha
sorry i just find it bit strange :P

looooooool Zeebari and the Kuwait dude ..i thnk its a bit too much :p (the hands) ...or its fine ?? haha
sorry i just find it bit strange :P

nah its normal... :



gay

haha thats wat i thought :P

The following photo's are courtesy of Rob Merchant (http://www.flickr.com/photos/robmerchant)

Ash-Shaheed Monument or Martyr's Memorial, eastern Baghdad (1983). 19 January 2011.

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Chillaxin' kid style. Karkh, Baghdad. 17 January 2011.

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Slice of life. Karkh, Baghdad. 17 January 2011.

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Mosque Dome with the old National Theater in the background. Karkh, Baghdad. 17 January 2011

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Iraq National Museum gate (viewed from the roof). Karkh, Baghdad. 17 January 2011.

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Iraq National Museum courtyard. Karkh, Baghdad. 17 January 2011.

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Streets of Baghdad from the Iraq National Museum roof. Karkh, Baghdad. 17 January 2011.

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Antiquities

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Al-Ghadeer Church, eastern Baghdad. 19 January 2011.

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St. George's Church, Baghdad

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Another beautiful Church in Baghdad (it really stands out from its ghastly surroundings!)

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http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2685/streetsofbaghdadfromthe.jpg

the last photo looks like behind haifa street? it shows sheikh ma3roof's mosques...

it could also be taken from near zawraa stadium ground?

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2685/streetsofbaghdadfromthe.jpg

and this is suppose to be in karkh, the somewhat better side of Baghdad :ohno:..

I don't mean to interrelate with the stadium thread.. but honestly.. the gulf between our fantasy on this site and actual reality is almost unfathomable.

Sometimes I fail to see the point talking about building most of the projects posted in this forum, when our streets look like this !!

thank you for backing me up bigdreamer! Some of the "unrealdreamers" on this forum really need a wake up call about the reality of Iraq... and to be honest the main issues are with society and discipline (above street cleanliness issue), and the other is about land allocation / banking system (to get construction and industrial work going).

Neither problem is being dealt with by the "baghdad powers" who spent decades learning only how to collect their social security cheques.

the street is not what i looked at first but the powerlines!

St. George's Church, Baghdad

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Another beautiful Church in Baghdad (it really stands out from its ghastly surroundings!)

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/9775/53630620594b266cd602z.jpg

i think they should paint more buildings white in baghdad...its a really nice change

You know you say that church has ghastly surroundings . but to me it looks like salhiya (a decidely modern and "classy" area :D)

You know you say that church has ghastly surroundings . but to me it looks like salhiya (a decidely modern and "classy" area :D)

Yes it is ghastly all the other buildings look flat and bland, "modern and classy", enta shino det'shouf? :lol:

Yes it is ghastly all the other buildings look flat and bland, "modern and classy", enta shino det'shouf? :lol:

i meant the top picture. (and yes, my words were a tongue in cheek stab at the state of baghdad!).

the bottom one is in betawiyeen next to the christian church i think (a working class area).

with regards to the white church. Its only white because it was recently painted. wait until spring time adn the sandstorms... and see how white it is afterwards :D

i meant the top picture. (and yes, my words were a tongue in cheek stab at the state of baghdad!).

the bottom one is in betawiyeen next to the christian church i think (a working class area).

with regards to the white church. Its only white because it was recently painted. wait until spring time adn the sandstorms... and see how white it is afterwards :D

Oh okay, bas sandstorms are no excuse to not paint other buildings the same just because we are Iraqis and we cannot maintain anything remotely good looking lol

Perfume Palace, Baghdad

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2148/perfumepalacebaghdad.jpg

Al Kazimiyah, Baghdad

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that kadhmiya pic looks very surreal.

It looks like it has been photoshopped?

colour saturation looks like it was bumped up :D

recents:

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wedding in baghdad:
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airport road being beautified:
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i LOVE the 2nd pic ^^ (green zone)

i LOVE the 2nd pic ^^ (green zone)

Yes it captures a few sights, it would make a nice postcard lol

New photo of Baghdad University

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nice photos...none of them look like students straight out of high school though, is it me or do college students in iraq generally look/dress older than they really are?

iraqis in iraq look older than they really are.

They look like university students not high school.

iraqis in iraq look older than they really are.

Some of them look young but the majority look old, i think its what they wear and how they behave that makes someone young seem old.

iraqis in iraq look older than they really are.

That is so true.. I always thought that we age too fast !!!

yet another curse for Iraqis :D

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the biggest impediment to baghdad are these ugly powerlines! they have to do something about them fast

Beutiful...

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the biggest impediment to baghdad are these ugly powerlines! they have to do something about them fast

^^^^+1

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Baghdad at night

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he got the shot in just in time before the lights went out :lol:

he got the shot in just in time before the lights went out :lol:

LOL

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Al-Mutnaby statue

This statue is to the great poet Mutanabi who is currently on the banks of the Tigris River at the end of Mutanabi Street, which is the most famous streets of Baghdad to the books of ancient and modern and all kinds of stationery and The Statue of Mutanabi had accomplished sculptor Mohamed goes sentenced in 1978 to mark the millennium of the birth of Mutanabi.

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The Cabinet in the reign of King Faisal 1

In 1930 and that what left of construction by wars.

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Office of the old Iraqi government

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Cafe Shabandar
Located at the end of Mutanabi Street in Baghdad.

Also called (Martyrs Cafe), where Iraqi poets, writers and painters meet.

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hmmm..nice pix...his photography isnt bad

hmmm..nice pix...his photography isnt bad

Yep but i would have zoomed out to fit the entire buildings within the shot

Yep but i would have zoomed out to fit the entire buildings within the shot

maybe he took it in that way to hide the ugly parts of the scenes ,,, eg cables ..letters...etc... (uknow how baghdad is lol)

very nice

maybe he took it in that way to hide the ugly parts of the scenes ,,, eg cables ..letters...etc... (uknow how baghdad is lol)

lol true

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An old cafe in Baghdad.

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The Meridian Hotel in Baghdad.

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A church in Baghdad.

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Baghdad International Airport

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Mosque

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Route Irish

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Palace

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Another one of Saddam's palaces

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Hand of Victory

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Rashid Hotel

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Gateway

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Sunset over the Monument to the Unknown Soldier

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Tomb and crossed swords

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Conference Centre
(Temporary home of the Council of Representatives)

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Conference centre interior
(Cheesy Saddam era murals)

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Baghdad skylines

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Al-Shaheed Monument

This is the huge turquoise-coloured Martyr’s Monument in Baghdad: a 150-foot (50-metre) split dome built in 1983, commemorating the casualties of the Iran-Iraq War (1980–90).

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Route Irish

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That's the Airport road. There is no "irish" route anywhere in Iraq.

Another one of Saddam's palaces

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No. This was the Ministry of Defence before 2003.


Rashid Hotel

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that's not the rashid hotel. Its a much smaller hotel in the Zawra park - its name escapes me!

^^ Forgive me i copy and pasted from flickr im guessing they are non-Iraqi. :lol:

^^ Forgive me i copy and pasted from flickr im guessing they are non-Iraqi. :lol:

Yea they are non-iraqis. Otherwise they wouldn't call The airport road "route irish" and all the other "renaming" they attempted to do in Iraq.

the Route Irish was one of the code names the US forces used for the airport road, it was Main Supply Route (MSR)

I'm curious to know what happened to the old ministry of defense building ?

that building is NOT alrasheed hotel...its the building of military industrialization in the "International zone" :D

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