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elusive
July 18th, 2011, 07:54 AM
EXPERIENCE THE WONDER...

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Religious tourism:
Iraq is known that there are many sites and shrines, the task of Abrahamic religions. Ur where Abraham was born, according to the Torah, and also the tombs of Daniel and Ezekiel and Jonah (Yunus) according to the beliefs of Jews, Christians and Muslims

http://bokertov.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/01/tomb_of_ezekiel_the_prophet_in_kifl.jpg

http://www.yemennation.net/user_images/news/1270746519.jpeg

http://www.thejc.com/files/images/Iraqi%20Jews.landscape.jpg

Tomb of the Prophet Ezekiel

http://www.fatehoon.com/images/mansh/237_pic_nabi%20yunus.jpg

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wolf0126/photos/nebi-yunus1.jpg

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wolf0126/photos/nineveh0.jpg
Tomb of the Prophet Jonah

There are in northern Iraq, many of the ancient monasteries and churches visited by thousands
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http://northshorejournal.org/LinkedImages//2009/01/nineveh-mar-mattai-monastery.jpg

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http://www.syrianchurch.org/ch/images/MorMattaiMonastery2.jpg
Mar Mattai Monastery or Church of Saint Matthew

As for the Muslims of many shrines visited by millions of
like:

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The shrine of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib in Najaf

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http://hammorabi.blogspot.com/kerbala.jpg

http://www.sandiegoazadaar.com/files/ImamHussain2_Karbala.jpg
Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala

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His brother Imam Abbas shrine in Karbala

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5009201739_cac17312bc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bchoi9999/5009201739/) Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bchoi9999/5009201739/) by BrendanChoi (http://www.flickr.com/people/bchoi9999/), on Flickr
Al-Khadimiya Mosque, Baghdad

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The shrine of Imam Abu Hanifa in Baghdad

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Mausoleum of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani in Baghdad

Historical tourism:
Iraq is the origin of the oldest human civilizations of the fourth millennium BC. Where there are still effects of the Sumerians, Akkadians spread in the southern provinces of it. It also contains the province of Babylon on with the rest of the effects and the walls of the historic city of Babylon. The Iraq Museum contains a wide range of effects of successive civilizations in Iraq

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wolf0126/photos/nineveh4.jpg

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wolf0126/photos/nineveh1.jpg

http://www.accordancebible.com/archive/blog/uploaded_images/Nineveh1.jpg
The city walls of Nineveh

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http://www.bible-archaeology.info/Ziggur4.jpg

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Ziggurat of Ur in Sumer

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Ishtar Gate, Babylon

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National Iraq Museum, Baghdad

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wolf0126/photos/nineveh2.jpg
Inside Sennacherib's Palace, Kouyunjik

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ancient city of Babylon

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Imam al-Dor

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Imam Yahya Abul Qasim in Mosul

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the minaret at Anah

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Qalat Lulu, Mosul

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http://historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/images/house_of_wisdom_big.jpg

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http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wolf0126/photos/baghdad2.jpg

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Abassid Palace and Mustansiriya University, Baghdad

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Malwiya, Samarra

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Uruk

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Zaho Bridge

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The ziggurrat of the god Ashur's temple at Ashur

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The ziggurrat at Nippur

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Ancient city of Hatra

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Remains of the Southwest Palace, Nimrud

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Qasr al-Ashiq, Samarra

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the minaret of the Mosul Mosque

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The ziggurrat at Dur-Kurigalzu

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http://www.atlastours.net/iraq/basra_old_houses.jpg
Shanasheel of Basra

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wolf0126/photos/samarra2.jpg
The Caliphal Palace, Samarra: main entrance, Bab al-'Amma

http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Ctesiphon-Top-View-kavehfarrokhCom.jpg

http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Images2/Sasanian/Ctesiphone/CtesiphonePalace3.jpg

http://www.welt.de/multimedia/archive/1237816456000/00777/eng_Iraq_tourism2_B_777661g.jpg
The fourth-century arch at Ctesiphon.

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Khan Murjan, Baghdad

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Ukhaidir

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http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/images/Erbil%20Citadel%202007.jpg
Citadel of Erbil

Eco-tourism:
Famous for Iraq environment tourist variety, where a eco-tourism a significant part of the general tourism in Iraq, Iraq is the focus of attention of tourists, environmentalists, who were coming from all over the world, especially the neighboring countries to practice their hobbies in bird hunting, especially hunting falcons this hobby Iraq, which began in the early twentieth century at the hands of Iraqi fishermen in central and southern regions of the country, and there are several lakes in Iraq is a tourist port of Lake Habbaniyah. It is also rich region in northern Iraq where the diverse nature will vary with its mountains and valleys and plains and waterfalls such as the waterfall entirely on Beck and others

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http://www.waraqat.net/2009/07/IRAQ_Beautiful1.jpg

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http://www.birdlife.org/images/sized/500/kurdistan_iraq_korsh_ararat.jpg.jpg

http://cdn.radionetherlands.nl/data/files/7_species_in_one_shot_salim_ni.jpg

http://iraqupdate.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/27-y99dutgb00madan-village.jpg

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http://www.floatinginthecity.com/.a/6a00e5538b91eb88330120a60bf2a3970c-800wi

http://iraqenvironment.webs.com/photos/Nature/Kudistan%2030.jpg

http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Images2/General/Chermera_Temple.jpg

http://rescue.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54facfa558833010536bcea2a970c-800wi

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http://sebmeyer.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/mg_0822.jpg

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http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/data/697/woody_bird_1.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2umCamnY7Ac/TUtaUUQy64I/AAAAAAAAD7A/LbnJ6_mqgkY/s1600/56804sunset.jpg

Modern Iraq:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2811508849_f2e91ae6ac.jpg
Al-Shaheed Monument


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Unknownsoldier.png
Monument of the unknown soldier

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http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96/elusive2009/screen-capture-9-1.png
Baghdad Tower

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http://media.nowpublic.net/images//e2/6/e26e056d3a60fee1a9b40292add09ad0.jpg
Al-Rahman Mosque

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269800_10150212628798951_167755553950_7511381_866550_n.jpg

http://www.iraqimage.com/images/Touristic%20Island/Baghdad%20Touristic%20Island%20-%20Image.jpg

http://www.kva.fi/datafiles/userfiles/Image/Tajiat%20linkki.jpg
Baghdad Island

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i474/makaay31/bgd2.jpg
Republican Palace, Baghdad

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4521748776_d29f0ebc1d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenbartus/4521748776/)
City Center, Erbil (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenbartus/4521748776/) by Steven Bartus (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevenbartus/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3529/5787514462_97ff3105f0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivan1/5787514462/)
Erbil night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivan1/5787514462/) by Shivan Sito (http://www.flickr.com/people/shivan1/), on Flickr

http://www.leeabbamonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/iraq-main-square-and-mosque.bmp

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/37568730.jpg
Erbil City Centre

MALLS
http://www.cpp-luxury.com/gallery_fullscreen/family-mall--erbil--iraq_1567.jpg

http://www.economic-development-iraq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/family-mall-erbil.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/119747952.ASR5zxhI.BAHEBLNov09358.jpg

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HOTELS
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/images/Erbil%20Sheraton.jpg

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Erbil International Hotel

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Rotana Hotel, Erbil

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Ishtar Hotel, Baghdad

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Grand Millennium, Sulaimaniyah

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Al-Rasheed Hotel, Baghdad

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Khanzad Hotel, Erbil

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Nineveh International Hotel

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Mosul Hotel

Venezia Orientale Hotel
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Safir Hotel, Karbala

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Basra International Hotel, Basra

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Karbala Hotel, Karbala

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Qasr Aldar Hotel, Najaf

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Manawi Basha Hotel, Basra

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Divan Hotel, Erbil

Ras Siyan
August 1st, 2011, 11:13 AM
Great thread! Thanks for these pics...Particularly enjoyed the history pics, thousands of years of successive civilizations and rich heritage. Iraq is indeed a unique, fascinating and amazing country...:cheers:

Great natural diversity as well. Will visit Iraq someday inshallah!

elusive
August 9th, 2011, 04:00 PM
^^ thanks Ras Siyan :)