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After months of paperwork and waiting did I finally receive my tourist visa for Baghdad and Iraq a country that since the western invasion in 2003, been considered to be one of the most dangerous cities on Earth.

During my travel in Iraq did I visit Baghdad – Samarra -Ctesiphon – The Ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu – Karbala – Najaf – Kufa -Babylon – The Mesopotamian Marshes – Basra.

And I even took the local train from Basra back to Baghdad.

More info: unusualtraveler.com

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