Cities of the Tigris

مدن دجلة

A trail through Iraq's river cities.

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Levant & Iraq
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Walk this pathway

4steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Mosul

    مدينة الزنكيين والجزيرة: منارة الحدباء.

    Mosul · عماد الدين زنكي · Nur al-Din Mahmud ibn Zangi

  2. Baghdad

    مدينة السلام: المنصور 762.

    Baghdad · Abbasid Caliphate

  3. Samarra

    عاصمة الخلفاء نصف قرن.

    Samarra

  4. Basra

    ميناء العراق ومدرسة اللغة.

    Basra · Abu al-Hasan al-Basri

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Overview

A path through Iraq on the Tigris: Mosul, Baghdad, Samarra and Basra. Centuries of water and learning.

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islam.museum contributors. “Cities of the Tigris”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-tigris-cities/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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