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Attractions in Iraq

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Iraq, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

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Sight · IraqShuruppak

Sight · IraqIsin

Sight · IraqUruk

Sight · IraqBabylon

Imam Mosa Al Kadhim Grand Mousque

Mosque · BasraImam Mosa Al Kadhim Grand Mousque

Imam Ali Mosque

Shrine · NajafImam Ali Holy Shrine

Abu Hanifa Mosque

Sight · BaghdadAbu Hanifa Mosque

boat sailing on river during daytime

Sight · IraqHatra

Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum

Museum · ErbilKurdish Textile Museum

brown and white floral ceiling

Sight · IraqSamarra

Ibrahim Pasha Baban

Mosque · SulaymaniyahSulaimani Great Mosque

Sight · IraqNimrud

Erbil Civilization Museum

Sight · ErbilErbil Civilization Museum

Syriac Heritage Museum

Museum · ErbilSyriac Heritage Museum

a large white building sitting next to a palm tree

Sight · ErbilKhalidiya Khanqah Mosque and Tekke

The flags of Iraq and Iran hanging against a backdrop of palm trees

Sight · IraqEridu

Sight · IraqUmma

National Museum of Iraq

Museum · BaghdadIraqi National Museum

Basra Great Mosque

Mosque · BasraBasra Great Mosque

grayscale photo of wrecked building

Sight · IraqNineveh

A young man wearing a green headband with yellow Arabic script in a park

Historic site · NajafAl-Hirah Archeological Site

AlKhulafa Mosque

Sight · BaghdadKhulafa Mosque

A couple of large blue domes sitting next to each other

Mosque · BaghdadUmm Al-Qura Mosque

Erbil

Sight · ErbilErbil

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.