The Land of Iraq

أرض العراق

A trail through Iraq.

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Region
Levant & Iraq
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Kufa

    عاصمة علي ومدرسة الفقه الأولى.

    Kufa · Ali ibn Abi Talib · Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man ibn Thabit

  2. Basra

    مدينة النحو والزهد: الحسن البصري.

    Basra · Abu al-Hasan al-Basri · Mu'tazila

  3. Baghdad

    مدينة السلام: المنصور يبني 762.

    Baghdad · Abbasid Caliphate

  4. The shrines

    كربلاء للحسين والنجف لعلي.

    Karbala · Najaf · Husayn ibn Ali

  5. Samarra

    الملوية تدور: نصف قرن من عاصمة الخلافة.

    Samarra

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Overview

A path through Iraq: Kufa and Basra, the cities of the army and grammar; Baghdad, the seat of the caliphate; Karbala and Najaf; and Samarra.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “The Land of Iraq”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-iraq-land/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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