- Mosul
- Baghdad
- Sadr City
- Erbil
- Rūzkabāt
- Karbala
- Kirkuk
- Sulaymaniyah
- Abū Ghurayb
- Baḥarkah
- Nasiriyah
- Khasnahzān
- 'Ākra
- Khāliş
- Al Maḩmūdīyah
- Al Miqdādīyah
- Baqubah
- Al-Musayab
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah
- Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph
The St. Joseph's Cathedral (Arabic: كاتدرائية القديس يوسف) or Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph or Church of the Latins (Arabic: كنيسة اللاتين) or Church of the Virgin Lady (Arabic: كنيسة السيدة العذراء), is a Catholic cathedral located on al-Jumhuriya Street in Baghdad, the capital
- Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Arabic: جامع النوري, romanized: Jāmiʿ an-Nūrī), also known as the Nouri Mosque, is a Sunni mosque in Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq, famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback" (Arabic: الحدباء, romanize
- Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Ankawa
The Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Ankawa, also known as Cathedral of Mar Yousif, is the Chaldean Catholic cathedral and seat of the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan (Latin: Archieparchia Arbilensis Chaldaeorum, Arabic: إيبارشية أربيل الكلدانية) created under
- Battle of Karbala
The Battle of Karbala (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء, romanized: Maʿrakat Karbalāʾ) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I (r. 680–683), and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, se
- June 2009 Muraidi Market bombing
On 24 June 2009, a bombing occurred in the Muraidi Market of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq. At least 69 people were killed and 150 others injured. An official said that the explosion was caused by a bomb hidden underneath a motorised vegetable cart in the market, as reported by the
- Kirkuk Citadel
The Kirkuk Citadel (Arabic: قلعة كركوك; Kurdish: قەڵای کەرکووک; Turkish: Kerkük Kalesi) is a citadel and associated structures located in the center of Kirkuk, Iraq, and is considered to be the oldest part of the city. The citadel stands on a 40-metre-high (130 ft) tell, located
- Dur-Kurigalzu
Dur-Kurigalzu (modern `Aqar-Qūf عَقَرْقُوف in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq) was a city in southern Mesopotamia, near the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala rivers, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the center of Baghdad. It was founded by a Kassite king of Babylon, Kurigalzu I (d
- Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah
The Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah (Kurdish: مزگەوتی گەورەی سلێمانی), also known as the Grand Mosque (Kurdish: مزگەوتی گەورە, romanized: Mizgewtî Gewre) and as the Sheikh Ahmad Mosque, is a Sunni mosque located in Sulaymaniyah, in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, in the Kurdistan Regi
- Battle of Nasiriyah
The Battle of Nasiriyah was fought between the US 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Iraqi forces from 23 March to 2 April 2003 during the US-led invasion of Iraq. On the night of 24–25 March, the bulk of the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 1 passed through the city over the
- Mahmoudiyah, Iraq
Mahmoudiyah (Arabic: المحمودية) (also transliterated Al-Mahmudiyah, Al-Mahmoudi, or Al-Mahmudiya, prefixed usually with Al-) is a rural city south of Baghdad. Known as the "Gateway to Baghdad," the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign. Al
- Al-Miqdadiya District
Al-Muqdadiya District (Arabic: قضاء المقدادية) is one of the districts of Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
- Akre
Akre (Kurdish: ئاکرێ, romanized: Akrê, Arabic: عقرة, Syriac: ܥܩܪ, romanized: Aqra') is a city located in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is disputed by the Nineveh Governorate and the Duhok Governorate which both partially claim it. Akre is known for its celebrations of Newroz.
- Iskandariya
Al-Iskandariya or Alexandria (Arabic: الإسكندرية) is an ancient city in central Iraq, one of a number of towns in the Near East founded by and named after Alexander the Great (Al-Iskandar in Arabic). It is a majority Shia Arab district including Musayyib and Jurf Al Sakhr. The di
- Battle of the Palm Grove
The Battle of the Palm Grove was a military engagement that took place during the Iraq War when elements of the Second Advise and Assist Brigade (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), 25th ID of the US Army and 512th Military Police Company US Army supported 200 Iraqi Army and Iraqi Poli
- Erbil
Erbil (Arabic: أربيل, romanized: ʾArbīl; Syriac: ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, romanized: Arbēl), also called Hawler (Kurdish: هەولێر, romanized: Hewlêr), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of the Erbil Governorate. Erbil is described as the region'
- Al-Khulafa Mosque
The Al-Khulafa Mosque (Arabic: جامع الخلفاء, romanized: Jami' Al-Khulafa), also known as the Al-Qasr Mosque (Arabic: جامع القصر), is a Sunni mosque located in the al-Rusafa district of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Situated on Jumhuriya Street, it is the oldest sur
- Nineveh
Nineveh was an ancient Near Eastern city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and potentially the wealthiest city in t
- Erbil Civilization Museum
The Erbil Civilization Museum (Kurdish: مۆزەخانەی شارستانیی ھەولێر, Arabic: متحف أربيل الحضاري) is an archeological museum which is located within the city of Hawler, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. It is the second largest museum in Iraqi Kurdistan, after the Sulaymaniyah Museum
- Imam Husayn Shrine
The Imam Husayn Shrine (Arabic: العتبة الحسينية) is the mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, located in Karbala, in the Karbala Governorate of Iraq. Husayn was the second son of Ali and Fatima, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the third Shia Imam, and is regarded as a martyr by
- Haydar-Khana Mosque
The Haydar-Khana Mosque (Arabic: جامع الحيدر خانة) is a mosque and madrasa, situated on al-Rashid Street in the Haydar-Khana district of Baghdad, in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Originally built on top of a 12th-century mosque built by the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir, the 19th-ce
- Baba Gurgur
Baba Gurgur (Arabic: بابا كركر, Kurdish: بابە گوڕگوڕ, Babagurgur) is an oil field and gas flame near the city of Kirkuk, which was the first to be discovered in northern Iraq in 1927. It was considered the largest oil field in the world until the discovery of the Ghawar field in
- 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident
On 22 November 2003, shortly after takeoff from Baghdad, Iraq, an Airbus A300 cargo plane, registered OO-DLL and owned by the Belgian division of European Air Transport (doing business as DHL Aviation), was struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile while on a scheduled
- Sulaymaniyah Museum
The Sulaymaniyah Museum (Kurdish: مۆزه‌خانه‌ی سلێمانی; Arabic: متحف السليمانية), or Slemani Museum, is an archeological museum located in Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is the second largest museum in Iraq, after the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad. It houses
- Great Mosque, Aqrah
The Great Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الكبير (عقرة)) is a Sunni mosque located in Akrê, in the Duhok Governorate, in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Completed in 20 AH (640/641 CE), it is one of the oldest and grandest mosques in Iraq.
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