Photos From Iraq

Gas Stations VS. Black Markets

2006-06-18T16:33:00.000+04:00

Waiting in line for fuel for their cars

Black Markets of gasoline

Another black market

More people waiting in line in a busy street in Baghdad

And More...

A little kid selling benzine down the street

A Gas station in Baghdad... Probably an empty one!

And another line...

A Typical black market of gasoline! It's stored inside those rusty barrels to conceal it from Police.

The Schools in Iraq

2006-06-07T13:52:00.000+04:00

Scenes From The Iraqi Soccer

2006-05-28T17:33:00.000+04:00

Art From Iraq

2006-05-10T13:37:00.000+04:00

Nouri Mustafa Bahjat -- Journey
Yasin Shakir -- Coppersmith
Khalid Al-Qassab -- River Scene
Basima Al-Khuzae -- Women From Babylon
Saadi Dawood -- Fitna And Hassan
Ismaeel Fattah -- Rooster
Saadi Dawood -- Bintithar Al-Habeeb (Waiting For The Lover)
Sadig Toma -- Affection

Iraqi Art

2006-04-21T01:04:00.000+04:00

Painted by the Iraqi artist Mahood Ahmed and his wife Wasma Al-Agha

2006-03-26T13:52:00.000+03:00

More Old Iraqi Photos

2006-03-26T13:44:00.000+03:00

Old Iraqi Photos

2006-03-25T16:23:00.000+03:00

Baghdad in Black and White

2006-03-25T00:29:00.000+03:00

A Group of Iraqi Poets

Poet Jamil Sudqi Al Zahawi

Poet Nazik Al Malaika

Mulla Aboud Al Karkhi

Al Rasheed Street in Baghdad 1911

King Ghazi Bridge 1944

Khan Mirjan

A Runaway Bridge of Sand

The Current Iraqi Money...

2006-03-07T01:25:00.000+03:00

The Marshes in Southern Iraq

2006-03-05T02:02:00.000+03:00

Today in Pictures..

2006-02-28T22:45:00.000+03:00

Iraqi people inspect a damaged mosque in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad

An Iraqi woman wails at her house which was damaged during a car bomb explosion in Baghdad

An Iraqi resident runs away from the scene of a bomb attack at a shopping district in Baghdad

An Iraqi army soldier passes by the wreckage of the car used for a bombing in Baghdad,

A slightly wounded Iraqi boy stands in front of the partially destroyed al-Hurriya Sunni mosque in Baghdad

The Event in Pictures\Curfew in Iraq after Mosques Attacks

2006-02-24T22:58:00.000+03:00

2006-02-22T19:37:00.000+03:00

The ruins of the Shrine

Angry protesters shout slogans as one holds a golden piece of debris retrieved from inside the holy Shrine
An Iraqi man prays in front of the damaged Golden mosque in Samarra

An Iraqi looks at the destruction of the dome of holy al-Hadi shrine in the northern city of Samarra

Blast damages Shiite 'Golden Mosque' in Samarra, 22 Feb, 2006

Attacking holly places in Iraq... What's Next!!

2006-02-22T18:22:00.000+03:00

The dome of the al Askariya mosque is seen in a 2003 photo.,
originally uploaded by Morbid Smile.

( photos posted from my Flickr account )

The Parlimentary Elections in Iraq / December 2005

2005-12-14T21:23:00.000+03:00

Iraqi ink-stained fingers...

Empty Streets of Baghdad one day before the elections, and Iraqi policemen patrol the deserted streets.

A Suicide Attack in a Bus...

2005-12-08T17:17:00.000+03:00

Iraqi firefighters and policemen inspect the site of a suicide attack

An Iraqi soldier inspects the site of a suicide attack in a bus station in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in a bus as it was about to depart

The Marshes in Southern Iraq

2005-11-23T19:07:00.000+03:00

Have you seen the Marshes in Southern Iraq before? Then have a look!

From two different places in one day

2005-11-18T23:15:00.000+03:00

At the site where two suicide car bombers detonated vehicles in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, in a residential district, and near a hotel housing foreign journalists.

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People gather inside the heavily damaged Khanaqin Grand Mosque after a suicide attacker walked into the mosque and detonated himself in the middle of a group of people, in Khanaqin, Iraq, Friday, Nov.18, 2005.

Floweres From Iraq

2005-11-17T15:39:00.000+03:00

Photos of floweres from Iraqi gardens. Thank you, Tara for those photos :)

Babylon

2005-11-13T01:07:00.000+03:00

Entrance to the ancient city of Babylon. This gate is a smaller modern reproduction
of the Ishtar Gate.

Original layout of Babylon

Outer walls of ancient palace compound. The bricks in the lower quarter of
the wall are original construction. The bricks above that are modern
construction, done by Saddam. Much of the original city has been covered
by sand over the centuries. The archway visible here was once the top of
a 12 foot high doorway.

View of Saddam's palace from the ruins of Nebuchanezzar's palace.

Overview of the North Palace.

Another view of the old and the new

A few bricks are in the original walls that bear cuneiform writing, which says
that the city was built by Nebuchanezzar around 600 BC.

Saddam included bricks in the new construction, saying that he was
responsible for rebuilding the city in the 1990s.

The Ishtar Gate is protected by two gods. This one is Marduk.

And this one is known as Vale

The famous Lion of Babylon's head was blown off by Nazis, who suspected
that the statue had a core of gold.

Iraq's Monuments & Statues

2005-11-12T18:50:00.000+03:00

Sculpture at Baghdad International Airport.

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Presidential palace fountain.

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At the Republican Guard Headquarters, behind
the presidential palace.

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Tribute to Iraqi soldiers.

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So much of Iraq's history is characterized by war and military
activity, that most of the monuments that don't honor
Saddam Hussain, are tributes to military heroes.

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Tribute to Iraqi Air Force pilots who fought in Iran-Iraq war.
The conquered aircraft is an actual Iranian fighter jet shot down
in eastern Iraq. The building in the background was formerly
the Iraqi Air Force headquarters and served as a U.S. Embassy
in the 1960s.

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Monument to Monsour in the Baghdad district that bears
his name.

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This large circular structure resembles
a warrior's shield dropped on the ground after he has received a
fatal blow.

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Ali Baba's wife pouring hot oil into the pots where the 40 thieves were hiding.

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The Arch of Victory in Baghdad

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The Martyrs Monument, known as the Shaheed Monument, was built to honor the 1 million+
Iraqis killed in the eight year-long Iran-Iraq war. All the names of the dead soldiers are carved
into stone walls below ground level.

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And so many more!

Iraqi Cultural Heritage Sites

2005-11-11T00:30:00.000+03:00

Iraq is one huge world heritage site, a unique storehouse of art and archaeology.

View of Ukaidir

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Inside the mosque at Ukhaidir

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Ziggurat at Ashur

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Minaret at Anah

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Main gate at Nineveh

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A traditional house in Basra

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Minaret at Mosul

Eid-al Fitr in Iraq

2005-11-05T02:50:00.000+03:00

Mosque guard greets a faithful at the end of the morning prayers in Baghdad, Iraq during Eid-al Fitr

Iraqi women stroll at a market in Baghdad, Iraq, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim religious holiday that concludes the Ramadan holy month of fasting.

Children play ON swings in a small Baghdad amusement park, Iraq, during Eid-al Fitr

Baghdad-- Old and New Photos

2005-10-30T02:28:00.000+03:00

Old Photos of Baghdad

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New Photos of Baghdad

The Iraqi Museum

Al Mustansiriya School

Al-Rasheed Street

Explosions During Iftaar Time in Baghdad 10\24\2005

2005-10-24T19:14:00.000+03:00

Baghdad's Palestine hotel looms over a protective concrete barrier in this December 25, 2003 file photo. Eleven people were killed when three car bombs exploded close to the fortified hotel compound used by foreign journalists in Baghdad on October 24, 2005

A huge explosion rattles central Baghdad, near the Palestine hotel, Monday, Oct. 24, 2005. The Palestine Hotel, which houses many foreign journalists in Iraq, was hit by two rockets and one car bomb Monday, causing considerable damage to rooms and injuring at least one person

At the Court

2005-10-23T03:12:00.000+03:00

In Iraqi Voting Centers 10\15\2005

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Kurdish referendum officials count votes during a power failure in Irbil, Iraq

Iraqi referendum officials count votes in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday Oct. 15 2005

Election workers empty ballot boxes to begin counting the results of the constitutional referendum at a polling station in Baghdad's Green Zone Saturday Oct. 15, 2005

Iraq Flag

2005-10-08T23:01:00.000+03:00

Jumhuriyyat al-'Iraq, The Republic of Iraq

Description of the Iraqi Flag

Description: Horizontally divided red-white-black flag with three green stars and the takbir in green placed horizontally in the white strip.

Symbolism of the Flag

Colors
The Iraqi flag has what are known as the pan-Arab colors, black, white, red, and green. For a discussion of the history and symbolism of these colors, see Pan-Arab Colors.

Stars
The three stars represent the aspiration for unification with Egypt and Syria.

The Takbir
The takbir [Allahu Akbar (God is great) in Arabic script] in green was added to the 1963 flag during the Gulf War, 13 January 1991. The Arabic text may be read from right to left on both sides of the flag, which are identical.

Al-Ahwar

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2005-10-06T21:38:00.000+03:00

Here and There

2005-10-06T20:10:00.000+03:00

First Post

2005-10-06T19:52:00.000+03:00

This is the first post in this blog. In this blog, I collect photos from different scenes from Iraq.