Alternative Iraq

29/08/2022

An Iraqi museum is using computer technology and virtual reality headsets to turn back time, so visitors can explore heritage sites destroyed by jihadist fighters...

15/08/2022

Tomb of Maitham al-Tammar in Kufa

14/08/2022

The shrine of Abbas, son of Imam Ali

13/08/2022

The shrine of Abbas, son of Imam Ali, with Imam Hussein

10/08/2022

Imam Ali Shrine Clock Gate

23/07/2022

Baghdad from the heights

23/07/2022

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi and German archaeologists discovered in Kurdistan region the ruins of the ancient city of Natuniya, which was a large mountain fortress of the Kingdom of the Adiabene of the Parthian Empire. “One of the names of this city is Natunissarokerta, which is a combinatio...

22/07/2022

'Save Iraqi Culture'

21/07/2022

While in Baghdad, check out the Sarafiya Bridge at night 😃

21/07/2022

With a visit to the Iraqi Ministry of Culture for the Modern Art Exhibition

18/07/2022

Statute of Hatra, postage stamp printed ca. 1973.

18/07/2022

Three goddesses.
Al-Lat (in the middle), wearing a military uniform, carrying a bayonet in her right hand and a mask to protect its wearer from evil on her chest.
With Al-Uza and Al-Manat on her sides.

City of Hatra, dated to the Hellenistic period (312-139 B.C.)

17/07/2022

Sinutruk, the king of Hatra.

In his left hand - palm leaves. a symbol of King and right hand raised to the greeting.

City of Hatra, dated to the Hellenistic period (312-139 B.C)

17/07/2022

Another great visit to the Iraq Museum

16/07/2022

The ziggurat (Akkadian "ziqquratu": fortress, specifically of Sumerian origin) is the most characteristic building in the ancient Mesopotamia.

It is a structure of historic proportions, being the second-most important religious building in ancient Sumer after the temple of Enlil at Nippur. This Neo-Sumerian ziggurat was built about 2100 B.C., during an era when Ur and other Mesopotamian cities were entering a period of great cultural prosperity, their people prospering through agriculture and international trade - both land routes across Arabia to Egypt.

16/07/2022

Martyr Monument, Baghdad

15/07/2022

Striding lions of Babylon, symbol of Ishtar

Ishtar, an ancient Mesopotamian goddess, associated with love, beauty, s*x, fertility, war, justice, and political power, giving her extraordinary ability to both create life and take it away.

She holds a special historical significance, as she is the earliest goddess in written evidence, Ishtar was originally worshiped in Sumer under the name "Inanna" (dated back to the Late Uruk period – from around 5th century BC), and later by the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians under the name "Ishtar. Her symbols are a star, the moon, lions and doves.

Ishtar’s complex combination of passion, strength, beauty and destruction became the starting point for various love goddesses and femme fatale characters. These include Astarte, the Hellenistic goddess of war and s*xual passion, followed by the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, and later the Roman goddess of love, Venus.

15/07/2022

Mar Mattai is located atop Mount Alfaf in northern Iraq near Mosul. It is one of the oldest Christian monasteries, founded in 363 and is currently maintained by the Syriac Orthodox Church.

14/07/2022

The Mesopotamian Marshes, also known as the Iraqi Marshes, are a wetland area located in Southern Iraq and Southwestern Iran. It is a rare aquatic landscape in the desert, providing habitat for the Maʻdān and important populations of wildlife. Since 2016 the Mesopotamian marshes have been listed as an UNESCO Heritage Site.

14/07/2022

Iraq from the road

03/07/2022

Incredible structure and harmony at the Al- Ukhaidir Fortress

02/07/2022

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque and Shrine in Baghdad

02/07/2022

Welcome to Baghdad 😀

01/07/2022

Al Askari shrine, one of the holy sites of Shi’ite Islam. Samarra

01/07/2022

Touring to the UNESCO listed Samarra Archaeological City

30/06/2022

Delicious masgouf and chill by the riverside in Mosul

30/06/2022

Mosul Museum - yet to be open but definitely worth waiting!

29/06/2022

Incredible art and craft made by people of Mosul

29/06/2022

A brief snapshot of Mosul Heritage Festival

28/06/2022

Beautiful reconstruction of an old Mosul house

28/06/2022

Mosul Heritage House

27/06/2022

23/06/2022

Dark side of the history in Mosul

22/06/2022

Stunning marble doors to houses in the old city of Mosul

19/06/2022

Church of Saint Mary, the Virgin of the Rosary of the Chaldeans.

Also known as the Church of Saint Rita by virtue of the presence of its statue in the Church since 1962.

The church was built by architects Sami Hindi and Mundhir Hamandu, under the supervision of Bahjat Rafael Cotani and its inception dates back to 1960 AD.

18/06/2022

Basra Cultural Museum, housed in a former palace of Saddam Hussein.

Museum's collections cover artefacts from Mesopotamian, Babylonian and Persian civilisations as well as the history of Basra.

16/06/2022

The ziggurat (Akkadian "ziqquratu": fortress, specifically of Sumerian origin) is the most characteristic building in the ancient Mesopotamia.

It is a structure of historic proportions, being the second-most important religious building in ancient Sumer after the temple of Enlil at Nippur. This Neo-Sumerian ziggurat was built about 2100 B.C., during an era when Ur and other Mesopotamian cities were entering a period of great cultural prosperity, their people prospering through agriculture and international trade - both land routes across Arabia to Egypt.

16/06/2022

A museum, library, gallery and a lecture hall, just beneath the Martyr's Memorial