List of places in Iraq

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This is a list of places in Iraq. Governorates of Iraq lists the governorates, and Districts of Iraq lists the subdivisions of those governorates.

Modern cities and towns

Main article:
List of cities in Iraq
Iraq Map

Ancient cities and important ruins

Holy sites

Imam Husayn Shrine
  • Al Abbass Mosque and Imam Hussain Mosque. Shiites observe a 40-day mourning period for this Imam every spring followed by a pilgrimage to this site. [1]
Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf
  • Shi'ite
    mosques.
Al Askari Mosque
in Samarra
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
in Khadmiya
Mosque of Kufa in Iraq
  • Al-Mukhtar. The mosque also contains many important sites relating to the prophets and Ali, including the place where he was fatally struck on the head while in prostration, Sujud
    .

Christian

Assyrian Christians constitute one of the most indigenous communities in the country. Iraq houses some of the most ancient early Christian material culture, including various churches and monasteries in Tikrit, Nineveh, Dohuk, and the Barwari Bala region. These sites include St. Hermiz and St. Matthew monasteries in the town of Alqosh, the churches of Mar Qayoma and St. George in the Assyrian village Dure in Barwar, St. Bnai Shmuni in Aradan, Sapna region, as well as St. Odisho in the village Dere, also in the Sapna region in Northern Iraq.

Baháʼí Faith

  • Shiah authorities, who were hostile to the Baháʼí Faith. The Council of the League of Nations upheld the Baháʼí's claim to the house, but it has not yet been returned to the Baháʼí community.[1][2]

Other geographic features

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-85168-184-1
    .
  2. ^ Toynbee, Arnold J. (1935). Survey of International Affairs 1934. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 120–122.

External links

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