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Lake Dukan
Lake Dukan

 Iraq has always had a diverse environment, varying from dry deserts to mountainous terrains, as well as marshes, along with a huge biodiversity, ranging from common fauna and flora, to rare vegetations and wildlife. One of these unique environments is the Lake Dukan, located in Kurdistan Region, Sulaymaniyah Governate, in the north of...

Citadel of Erbil
Citadel of Erbil

    The Kurdistan Region in north of Iraq has one of the most aesthetically pleasing views. Erbil specifically, is one of the most populated cities and the capital of the Kurdistan Region. Did you know that human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC? One of the most ancient buildings is the Citadel of Erbil. The...

Great Mosque of al-Nuri
Great Mosque of al-Nuri

   With a diverse society, comes diverse symbols and monuments within a community. One of these monuments is the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri in Mosul, Nineveh Governate. Tradition holds that the mosque was first built in the late 12th century, although it underwent many renovations over the years. The mosque withstood various hostile invading...

Great Mosque of Kufa
Great Mosque of Kufa

  The Great Mosque of Kufa, is located in Kufa, Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Governate, Iraq and is one of the earliest surviving mosques in the world. The mosque, built in the 7th century, was home to Ali ibn Abi Talib, and contains the shrine of Muslim ibn Aqeel, Hani ibn Urwa, and the revolutionary, Al-Mukhtar. According to hadith, the first person who...

Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque
Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque

One of the many religious symbols in Nineveh is the Al-Yunus (AS) Mosque. Yunus is the Arabic name for Prophet Jonah. He was a prophet sent by Allah to tell people to only worship Allah as the one true God. The tenth chapter of the Quran, Yunus, is named after him. Prophet Yunus (AS) was sent to Nineveh, an ancient town in current day Iraq, around 800 BC. People of...

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