Iraq
Things to do in Iraq
The best-known places to see in Iraq, by how many Wikipedias have an article about them: Nineveh, Imam Ali Mosque and Al-Askari Shrine, and 33 more across the country.
Landmarks and monuments
- NinevehMonument · Mosul · On the map
- Imam Ali MosqueMonument · Najaf · On the map
- Al-Askari ShrineMonument · Sāmarrā’ · On the map
- Imam Husayn MausoleumMonument · Karbala · On the map
- AdabMonument · Qal‘at Sukkar · On the map
- Al-Kadhimiya MosqueMonument · Baghdad · On the map
- Ahwar of Southern IraqWorld HeritageLandmark · On the map
- Jemdet NasrMonument · Aş Şuwayrah · On the map
- Al Abbas MosqueMonument · Karbala · On the map
- KuthaMonument · Aş Şuwayrah · On the map
- Tepe GawraMonument · Mosul · On the map
- ZabalaMonument · Qal‘at Sukkar · On the map
- Victory ArchMonument · Baghdad · On the map
- Tell al-'UbaidMonument · Nasiriyah · On the map
- Kirkuk CitadelMonument · Kirkuk · On the map
- KhafajahMonument · Baqubah · On the map
- Tell al-RimahMonument · On the map
- Mosque of the Prophet YunusMonument · Mosul · On the map
- Tell ArpachiyahMonument · Mosul · On the map
- Firdos SquareSquare · Baghdad · On the map
- HassunaMonument · Mosul · On the map
- Al-Shaheed MonumentMonument · Baghdad · On the map
- KisurraMonument · On the map
- KuaraMonument · Nasiriyah · On the map
- Tell AgrabMonument · Baqubah · On the map
Museums
- National Museum of IraqMuseum · Baghdad · On the map
- Sulaymaniyah MuseumMuseum · Sulaymaniyah · On the map
- Mosul MuseumMuseum · Mosul · On the map
- Basrah MuseumMuseum · Basrah · On the map
- Baghdadi MuseumMuseum · Baghdad · On the map
- Ennigaldi-Nanna's museumMuseum · Nasiriyah · On the map
Castles, palaces and cathedrals
- Taq-i KisraPalace · Al Maḩmūdīyah · On the map
- Bash Tapia CastleCastle · Mosul · On the map
- Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral in BaghdadCathedral · Baghdad · On the map
- St. Joseph's Cathedral, AnkawaCathedral · Erbil · On the map
Parks, gardens and zoos
- Baghdad ZooZoo or aquarium · Baghdad · On the map
Good to know
- The list comes from Wikidata (CC0): museums, castles, palaces, cathedrals, parks, gardens, zoos, squares, monuments and other landmarks with their own articles in at least three Wikipedias, the best known first.
- Each place counts for the city it lies closest to by size and distance; the country lists its best known.
- There are no opening hours, tickets or pictures here: the Wikipedia article for each has them.