Die Route heute, wie auch schon gestern hat mir Ahmeds Vater empfohlen. Wohl leider nicht unter dem Aspekt diese mit dem Fahrrad zu befahren und einen Platz zum zelten zu finden. Am späten NachmittagRead more
So here we are at the Border to Irak. Getting out of Iran went smoothly, but getting into Irak, I am told will take 8 hours. Step 1 is to get our Visa and we have now been sitting in this very basicRead more
.So here we are, in Irak, at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. This area between the two rivers, called Mesopotamia, is where civilisation (cities and agriculture) began 10.000 yearsRead more
Islam has a huge schism between the Shiia and the Sunni which is at the core of all fighting within Islam. Like the Jews, who are waiting for jesus, the Moslems are waiting for Mahdi to return toRead more
Until the 80's the area between the two rivers consisted of thousands of km2 of wetlands, an ecosystem with channels criss-crossing and 2million inhabitants specialised on living here.
One of theRead more
When we entered IRAN, Margot and I were shocked by what we saw, the old cars, the apparent poverty and simpleness of life which we attributed to 40 years of sanctions and an inflation of 40% per yearRead more
UR was a large city and capital of the Sumarians next to the Euphrates 4200 years ago with numerous temples, palaces built in the third UR dynasty. It had two harbours connected to the Persian gulf,Read more
After Nadschaf we wanted to chill a day at Razarza lake on the outskirts of Karballa, the Tomb of Hussain.
Arriving on its shores in the middle of the desert, it was again the endless plastic rubbishRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Republic of Iraq, Irak, Iraq, ኢራቅ, Irac, العراق, ܥܪܩ, İrak, Ірак, Ирак, Iraki, ইরাক, ཨི་རག།, Irák, ཨི་རཀ, iraqdukɔ, Ιράκ, Irako, Iraak, عراق, An Iaráic, Iorac, ઇરાક, Iraƙi, עיראק, ईराक, Իրաք, Írak, イラク共和国, ერაყი, អ៊ីរ៉ាក់, ಇರಾಕ್, 이라크, عێراق, Mesopotamia, Yiraaka, ອີລັກ, Irakas, Irāka, ഇറാക്ക്, इराक, အီရတ်, ଇରାକ୍, Iraque, Irâki, ඉරාකය, Ciraaq, இராக், ఇరాక్, Ироқ, ประเทศอิรัก, ʻIulaaki, Ğíraq, ئىراق, Iroq, Lirakän, איראק, Orílẹ́ède Iraki, 伊拉克, i-Iraq
Traveler 💪👍