Leisure City The old leisure park of Basrah, which is located along the Shatt el Arab not far from the old port, was the biggest of all Iraq. The park is still open but in its proximity a new modern one has been built. It can represent a touristic attraction for Iraqi people and for [...][...]
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agosto 3rd, 2015 - 13:45 § in Iraq
MASTERPLAN BASRA
In addition to the Museum and Cultural Area we mentioned in the previous article, there are many places of attraction of Basra. Ottoman Palace near Sheraton Hotel One of the main attraction of the city is the long street which runs alongside the Shatt el Arab, called Corniche. Along the Cornic[...]
luglio 27th, 2015 - 14:30 § in Iraq
MASTERPLAN BASRA-MUSEUM AND CULTURAL AREA
BASRA CITY Museum and Cultural Area The Cultural Centre is located at the beginning of the Corniche (the promenade along the Shatt el Arab). During the Saddam Period in this area several palaces have been built in order to host Saddam Hussein and several of his ge[...]
luglio 18th, 2015 - 20:04 § in Iraq
RAMADAN
Il Ramadan è il mese nel quale si pratica il digiuno e la preghiera (in arabo: رمضان, ramaḍān) ed è, secondo il calendario musulmano, il nono mese dell’anno e ha una durata di 29 o 30 giorni. Esso celebra “Il mese in cui fu rivelato il Corano come guida per g[...]
luglio 13th, 2015 - 14:30 § in Iraq
MASTER PLAN OF BASRA
Our mission has been working for five years in this beautiful region and having visited many amazing places we would like to present them. We will begin with a detailed master plan of Basra, hoping to be helpful for a future trip. In this first article we will give some simple p[...]
luglio 11th, 2015 - 16:11 § in Iraq
A GREAT ARTIST IN THE WORLD OF IRAQ
ZAINAB SAMI ABDUL MUTTALIB Zainab Sami Abdul Muttalib was born in Babylon in 1983. She graduated (B.A.) in 2005 from the College of Fine Arts at the University of Babylon in plastic arts (ceramics); specializing (M.A.) at the same Univesity in 2008. This young artist has continued h[...]
giugno 29th, 2015 - 13:00 § in Iraq
MADA’IN/BAD TIBIRA
Ancient name: Bad-Tibira Geographic coordinate: 31° 46′ 0″ N – 46° 0′ 0″ E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – al Rifa’i – al Nasir Nearest City: About 10 kilometers north-east of La[...]
giugno 8th, 2015 - 16:37 § in Iraq
UR-TELL EL MUQAYYAR
Modern Name: Tell el Muqayyar Ancient Name : Ur Geographic Coordinate: 30° 57′ 45.5508″ – 46° 6′ 10.8000″ 30.9626º N – 46.1030º E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – Nasiriyah – Ur Nearest City: 17 km southwest of Nasiriyah. C[...]
maggio 25th, 2015 - 15:55 § in Iraq
TELL AL-UBAID
Modern name: Tell al-Ubaid Ancient name: Unknown Geographic coordinate: 30.972337°N 46.030580°E 38R NV 98384 MGRS 27041 Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – Nasiriyah – Ur Nearest City: About 8 km West of Ur. 25 km south-west from Nasiriyah. Chronological[...]
maggio 4th, 2015 - 14:29 § in Iraq
ERIDU/TELL ABU SHAHARAYN
Modern name: Tell Abu Shahrayn Ancient name (if known): Eridu Geographic coordinate: 30°48′57.02″N – 45°59′45.85″E 38R NV 95440 MGRS 09672 Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – Nasiriyah – al Bathaa Nearest City: 25 km south-west of Ur (but it needs[...]