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Maps
Touristy Map of Bagdad
Geogaphy
Map of Military Targets found on Internet
See Bookstore1 for the most excellent book on background regarding the ancient places covered below and the history and culture of Iraq.
General
Mesopatamia - Where it all began - 12 day itinerary including several days in Iraq - Baghdad, Mosul, Samarra, Nimrud, Nineveh, Kerbala, Babylon, Basra, Kufa, Najaf, Ur, Qurna (Garden of Eden? - Meeting of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers .... "The Birthplace of Civilization")
Map of Iraq - A good one!
A European Academic Visits and Writes about Iraq
Baghdad Photos (excellent photos) including views of poverty, war damage (from 1991) and memorials to soldiers who lost their lives.
South (Basrah, Marshes, Najaf + Kerbala) (Again, Beautiful Pictures!)
Babylon
Babylon of Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC) and Nebuchadrezzar II!
Priceless Artifacts go missing in Babylon
Bagdad
Sightseeing - Baghdad
Sightseeing Map of Bagdad and Vicinity
Bagdad Map
Introduction to the City of Bagdad (including History)
Basra (Weather in Basra)
Reporters transcript on visit to Basra 14/02/2003
Reporters transcript on visit to Basra 14/02/2003- Audio Available
Basra Prepares for War
From Basra - Iraq's Oil Belt Prepares for War
Hatra
Hatra - well preserved because made of stones which were not carted away
Kadhmayn
Kadhmayn Shrines
Kazimiya
Kazimiya - Holy Cities of Islam site
Kerbala
The Tragedy of Kerbala: Imam Hussain's Martyrdom
Tears of Kerbala
The Martyrs of Kerbala
Kerbala - photos
Karbala - from Holy Cities of Islam sitel
Karbala Shrines
Kufa
Najaf and Kufa
Image 1, Image 2, Image 3
Mosul
The People of Mosul
Mosul - Pictures of Northern Iraq (Beautiful Pictures!)
Mosul Attractions
History of Mosul
Mosul - History and Military Aspect
Mosul in words
Najaf
Najaf - Holy City of Islam site
Visit of Abraham to Najaf
Deer Hunting incident of Harun al-Rashid
Nineveh
Nimrud
Nimrud: The tombs of the Assyrian Queens Yaba, Banitu
Excavations of Nimrud - (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Photographs - Northwest Palace of Ashur-nasir-pal II at Nimrud
The Northwest Palace of Ashur-nasir-pal II at Nimrud -
Nimrud (Kahlu) - Northwest Palace - Outer Courtyard
History of the Excavation
Nimrud (Kahlu) - Excavations in Background
Qurna
(Garden of Eden? - Meeting of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers .... "The Birthplace of Civilization")
Samarra
Samarra Archeological Survey
Samara: The free-standing spiral minaret of The Great Mosque
Samarra
Mention by Gibbons with regard to Arab Conquests
Samara: History of the shrines of Imam Ali Al-Naqi & Iman Hasan Al -Askari
Samara - Military (chemical weapons) facilities
Ur
Ur of Chaldees
The Ziggurat at Ur - Metropolitan Museum of Art Excavation History
Ukhaidhir
Ukhaidir -
Virtual TV Lounge
Virtual Radio Room
