🇮🇶 Iraq
Iraq is opening slowly and rewards careful travellers: Kurdish mountain hospitality, Babylonian sites and a Baghdad rebuilding its café culture. Go with local guidance, check security advice closely, and keep plans loose.
🇮🇶 Iraq at a glance
Iraq is opening slowly and rewards careful travellers: Kurdish mountain hospitality, Babylonian sites and a Baghdad rebuilding its café culture. Go with local guidance, check security advice closely, and keep plans loose.
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When to go to Iraq
What the season feels like
March to May and October, when temperatures are mild across the plains.
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What Iraq is known for
- Erbil citadel rooftop evenings
- Hatra's ruined arches
- Samarra's spiral minaret
- Baghdad's Mutanabbi Street
Destinations in Iraq
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