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If you happen to be assigned to FOB Marez or Diamondback in Mosul, call the chaplain's office on Marez. They can set you up with a guided tour of the Dair Mar Elia (also known as St. Elijah's Monastery). It is a ruined monastery from 595AD. It is well worth the effort and gives you something different to do besides go to work, go to the DFAC or go to the gym.
Go visit the (restored) ancient city of Babylon. This is probably the best thing Saddam Hussien did for Iraq. He had people try and resotre a bunch of the buildings and landscape of Babylon. His name and this restoration act by him are scribed in alot of the bricks used during restoration.....guess to make sure that people would know it was him who ordered this to be done??? Either way the gates are just what you see in the movie "Alexander"....big and very cool blue. Plus some ancient rubble lets you get the feel for the "old". Also some ancient colouseums are nearby too. And of course loveable young street merchants peddeling there goods are always a good time too!!However, As of this post however there is a war going on, so you might have to wait a while until things calm down. Lets hope they do soon.
Samarra is believed to be a short for(surra man raa)an Arabic phrase which means (pleasent to look at).The tower is called (Al Manarah Al Malwiyah).from the 9th century.The spiral ramp seems to be inspired from the Tower of Babylon . The 17th-century mosque with its golden dome is sacred to Shia Muslims.
Folks think I am a warmonger, a killer, and that I hate Iraqis. It could not be further from the truth. They are very nice people and are very family oriented. I like them. There are some bad men out there doing great harm in the name of the Iraqi people but they sure as hell don't represent this man and his little boy. They just want a safe place to live.
The USAF and the Army whalloped Saddam's vaunted Republican Guard. There is detoryed armor still littering the countryside. This photo was taken at 75 MPH on Highway 1 North of Baghdad back in May 2004.
The USAF kicked butt early on. They took out a lot of strategic spots in a lightning, surgical campaign that was designed to destroy the will to resist.There has been a lot of second guessing about the strategy since May of '04 but there is still no doubt that the bombing campaign did exactly what it was designed to do.
The monument is only a few years old but is already showing signs of age, likely due to the bright sun beating down on it all the time. Inside is a collection of art and photos around the perimeter and the real 'memorial' part at the centre with a giant Kurdish flag rising to the top.
Going to Iraq....You are discovering 7000 years of history, the magic of the east, the glories of the ancient history…Babylon, Akad, Ashoor, Baghdad, Najaf, Mousel, Basrah and a lot of great places you have to visit…Babylon city, it is the earliest civilization in the world, it is the mystery of 7000 years.Baghdad, the nice warm city, the hot city with it’s people and it’s weather…Ninva , the Assyrians great city…Najaf, Karbal and Basrah…Irbil and Sulaimanyah…
see all the archeological places,there are plenty in iraq,such as babylone,ur,hatra,ninive,assur,ctesiphon;go also to the shiite cities,kerbala,an-nadjaf,with a strange atmosphere,you will feel that you are in iran;in the north,mossoul and the area is plenty of churches and christian communities
You must see the museums in Baghdad, the amusement parks and make sure you dont miss the shopping areas. They are everywhere.They have very interesting facts about the early Babylonian civilization and the parks are just too beautiful to miss.
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