Basra is the second biggest city and the “financial capital” of Iraq, close to the Iranian and Kuwaiti border in the south. Basra has become the most important international port in the Gulf during the British after WWI. It is not its tourist attractions but its location along the Shatt Al-Arab that makes it a […]
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This article sums up the most important things you need to know before traveling to Iraq, a that has only recently opened up for tourists, and tourism is still in its infancy. The country went through the Gulf wars of 1991 and 2003, the Iraq-Iran war (1980-1988), followed by the civil war of 2006-2007. Finally,
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Iraq, the cradle of civilization, the land between two rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris, was once the center of wisdom and humanity’s greatest inventions. It is the land where writing began, where zero was introduced into mathematics, and where the tales of The Thousand and One Night were first told. Iraq was the first State
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Do you want to get a deeper understanding of the history, culture, and current challenges of the Hashemite Kingdom? Here you find the list of the best books about Jordan, from travel guides to books on politics and history. 1. King Abdullah II of Jordan: Our last best chance-The Pursuit of Peace in a Time
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Lebanon, the tiny Mediterranean country in the Middle East, has a complex past and present. There is no consensus about Lebanese identity, and the tension between religious communities drifted the country into a fifteen-year-long civil war. Lebanon sometimes turns up as the cosmopolitan capital of the Middle East, other times as an example of a
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This tiny country that you hardly spot on the map can quickly become your favorite destination in the Middle East. Lebanese people love their homeland, and all foreigners who set foot become fond of that and wish to return. This ultimate guide about the best places to visit in Lebanon in 10 days is probably
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Once the glamorous and most liberal city of the Middle East, the center of fashion, nightlife, and entertainment, is on the verge of collapse. It was a long process, but things got much worse as of 2019 when the Lebanese pound started its freefall. The worldwide pandemic and the explosion of the 4th of August
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Beirut has several facets. It is more a patchwork of distinct quarters and by no means a one-day city. Although there are no world-famous attractions, you can spend several days discovering each of its districts. I walked to almost every corner, and I’m eager to share with you my tips about the places to visit
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The second-largest city of Lebanon lies along the coast and serves as the major port in the north and the place you should visit in north Lebanon. Tripoli is a conservative Muslim Sunnite city overshadowed by the cosmopolitan and liberal Beirut. The rivalry between Tripoli and Beirut goes back to much earlier times, and the
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Beirut is a patchwork of hyper-modern high-rise buildings, a yacht harbor, traditional colonial buildings, the Armenian Quarter, fancy nightclubs and bars, and the marks of civil war that hit the country 1975 -1990. Beirut has hidden gems, controversial stories, and a bloody past inseparable from its identity and the people’s mentality. It suffered under Israeli
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