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Baghdad

Baghdad

The old Abbasid capital on the Tigris, with the Iraq Museum and golden Kadhimiya shrine.

US travel advisory: Level 4, Do Not Travel · checked 2026-11-03
Photo: USACE HQ , JIM GORDAN, CIV, USACE · Public domain
Best Time to Go
Nov–Feb
Our full guide to Baghdad is being written. It's on the Iraq list as Worth a Detour.

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