Is Baghdad a beautiful city?
Is Baghdad a beautiful city? Baghdad, whose name means the “Garden of God,” has fallen from grace. Known for centuries as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, its landscape has been marred by concrete blast walls, barbed wire, steel barricades, sandbags and crumbling buildings pockmarked by bullet holes or gutted by explosions.
Is it worth visiting Baghdad?
Not only is Baghdad worth visiting alone itself, it's an ideal base to begin your Iraq tour. A day trip north takes you to Samarra and its iconic spiral minaret. Further south you'll find the holy cities of Najaf, Karbala and ancient Babylon. You'll likely be the only tourists in town so take advantage while you can.
What is the safest city in Iraq?
The safest bigger city to visit in Iraq is probably Erbil, and this city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has a moderately big expat population. Any city in the Kurdistan region is one of the safer ones in Iraq.