List of places in Iraq

This is a list of places in Iraq. Provinces of Iraq lists the regional administrative provinces, and Districts of Iraq lists the subdivisions of those provinces.

Modern cities and towns

Ancient cities and important ruins

Holy sites

Imam Husayn Shrine

Sunni

Christian

Assyrian Christians constitute one of the most indigenous communities in the country. Iraq houses some of the most ancient early Christian material culture, including various churches and monasteries in Tikrit, Nineveh, Dohuk, and the Barwari Bala region. These sites include St. Hermiz and St. Matthew monasteries in the town of Alqosh, the churches of Mar Qayoma and St. George in the Assyrian village Dure in Barwar, St. Bnai Shmuni in Aradan, Sapna region, as well as St. Odisho in the village Dere, also in the Sapna region in Northern Iraq.

Baha'i

Other geographic features

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Peter (2000). "Baghdad: the House of Bahá'u'lláh". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 66–67. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
  2. ↑ Toynbee, Arnold J. (1935). Survey of International Affairs 1934. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 120–122.


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