Samarra, Babylon and the ancient city of Ur are among the historic sites uncovered around Iraq. Read on to know more about the ancient wonders of Iraq.
Babylon near Hilla: The ancient metropolis of Babylon is the most popular cities of the ancient world. Its remains can be sen near the town of Al-Hillah in Iraq.
Ziggurat of Ur which is also referred to as "house whose foundation creates terror" is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat. Its structure was constructed during the Early Bronze Age (21st century BC), but had to be ruined later. A man walks down the stairs of the Ziggurat of Ur ruins near Nassiriya, southeast of Baghdad, March 18, 2015
Great Mosque of Samarra: This ninth-century mosque in Samarra was completed in 851 by the Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil. Abbasid ruled Samarra from 847 until 861.
Tourists get clicked at a temple in the historic city of Hatra, Iraq.
The tomb of the Biblical Prophet Abraham is seen in the ancient city of Ur, southern Nassiriya province, southeast of Baghdad.
Ancient Arch of Ctesiphon: Ctesiphon was built on the site of a military camp that was established across from Seleucia by Mithridates I of Parthia.
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