Photo: Raymond Bucko, River (Some rights reserved)
Iraq shares borders with Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south.
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Headlines
Hobby Lobby’s Smuggled Artifacts Will Be Returned To Iraq
Special Issue of World Heritage Review on Iraq
Flickr
Museum of Iraq 2.0
Twitter
@Iraqesque
@undpiniraq
Food
Iraq is the world’s largest producer of dates.
Marshes
qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/96/7/463.1.full
Wikipedia
Parks and Protected Areas
iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/usa/?13512/Iraqs-first-national-park-announced
erbilcitadel.org
World Heritage
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Lanscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
portals.iucn.org/library/node/45790
biodiv.be/iraq/implementation/marshlands/wh-iraqi-marshlands/dossier-iraqi-marshs-world-heritage
arcwh.org
whc.unesco.org/en/documents/142356
whc.unesco.org/en/documents/142249
Intangible Heritage
Provision of services and hospitality during the Arba’in
Planeta.com