Long known as "the cradle of civilization," Iraq has one of the richest art heritages in the world. For 500 years Baghdad was the thriving capital of the Muslim world, renowned for culture & research which has left a lasting unique charm
A thread on the everyday beauty of Iraq…
1/ Mutanabbi street - historic center of Baghdad bookselling
I am the one whose literature can be seen (even) by the blind
& whose words are heard (even) by the deaf.
The steed, the night & the desert all know me
As do the sword, the spear, the scripture & the pen
Al- Mutannabi
2/ Baghdads historic centre of book selling, Iraq
The books are left unattended for the night in the book market because Iraqis say: “the reader does not steal and the thief does not read.”
3/ Basra, Iraq
4/ Feeding cats on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq
#Caturday
5/ AlMaqam Mosque, Basra, Iraq
6/ Islamic architecture, Iraq
7/ Najaf, Iraq
8/ Al-Shorjah, Baghdad’s oldest and largest market, Iraq
9/ Najaf, Iraq
10/ Baghdadi house, Iraq
11/ Sweet selling on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq
12/ Najaf, Iraq
13/ Inside Jalil Khayat Mosque, Erbil, Iraq
14/ Al-Shaheed Monument, Baghdad
@joe_hattab
15/ Baghdad, Iraq
16/ Najaf, Iraq
17/ Architecture of Baghdad, Iraq
18/ Karbala, Iraq
19/ Baghdad Streets
بغداد
20/ Samraa, Salah Al-Din, Iraq
21/ Malwiya Minaret of Samarra, Iraq. Built in the 9th century
22/ Baghdad Evenings, Iraq
23/ Inside Abu Hanifa Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
24/ Al-Mustansiriyah University, Iraq. One of the oldest universities in the world
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