[2023] We ranked Iraq's Top 10 beaches: From hidden gems to world-famous shores
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Al-Faw Grand Port Beach
Located in the southernmost tip of Iraq, near the city of Basra, Al-Faw Grand Port Beach is a beautiful stretch of coastline that is popular with locals and visitors alike. Its clear waters and soft, sandy beaches make it perfect for swimming, sunbathing, and picnicking.
Umm Qasr Beach
Also located near Basra, Umm Qasr Beach is a popular destination for beachgoers and fishermen. The beach is known for its calm waters, which are perfect for swimming, and its abundance of fish, which make it a great spot for fishing.
Abu Al-Khaseeb Beach
Located just south of Basra, Abu Al-Khaseeb Beach is a beautiful sandy beach that is popular with locals and visitors alike. Its clear waters and gentle waves make it perfect for swimming, while its soft sand is great for sunbathing and relaxing.
Al-Maqtal Beach
Located near the city of Al-Qurnah in southern Iraq, Al-Maqtal Beach is a picturesque spot that is popular with families. The beach is known for its calm waters and its beautiful views of the surrounding mountains.
Al-Musayyib Beach
Located near the city of Babylon, Al-Musayyib Beach is a popular destination for both locals and tourists. The beach is known for its clear waters, which are perfect for swimming and snorkeling, as well as its soft sand and stunning views of the surrounding countryside.
Al-Habbaniyah Beach
Located near the city of Fallujah in western Iraq, Al-Habbaniyah Beach is a popular spot for water sports enthusiasts. The beach is known for its strong winds and clear waters, which make it perfect for windsurfing, kiteboarding, and other water sports.
Al-Nimrud Beach
Located near the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, Al-Nimrud Beach is a popular spot for swimming and picnicking. The beach is known for its clear waters and soft sand, as well as its historic significance, as it is located near the ancient city of Nimrud.
Al-Fao Beach
Located on the southern coast of Iraq, near the city of Al-Faw, Al-Fao Beach is a beautiful spot that is popular with locals and tourists alike. The beach is known for its soft, white sand and crystal-clear waters, which are perfect for swimming and snorkeling.
Safwan Beach
Located near the city of Safwan in southern Iraq, Safwan Beach is a popular spot for fishing and picnicking. The beach is known for its calm waters, which are perfect for swimming, as well as its beautiful views of the surrounding countryside.
Al-Majnoon Island Beach
Located on an island in the Tigris River, Al-Majnoon Island Beach is a secluded spot that is popular with nature lovers. The beach is known for its quiet, peaceful atmosphere and its stunning views of the surrounding landscape.
NIGHT TOUR MOSUL IRAQ : STREET ENCOUNTERS???????? جولة ليلية في الموصل
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My last night in Mosul, i went for a couple of days and ended up staying 10 days...i actually went there just to chill for a bit, i saw a lot of he historic places on my last mosul trip. i had a couple of things planned to go to the Christian town and some other places but the sansdtorm stopped that unfortunately. For those that dont follow me on Instagram , i am no longer in Iraq, i had to come home to see my kids then home to Scotland to see my Mum....i am desperate to come back to Iraq again , and will come bak as soon as the summer heat is over! and stay as long as i can!!! lol
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MOSUL IRAQ : MARKETS & AN OLYMPIAN! اسكتلندية تطوف في الموصل
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Part 2 from the last vlog this was the second part of the day where we went to the Markets i met some locals and had some laughs! i still have another Mosul vlog or 2 with the amazing guys at Mosul Heritage...but first, this one!
walking through the markets and the old tea places....in the industrial alleyway were all the Blacksmiths, and one guy was in the Olympic games many times and had 50 medals! he was really funny as you will see, i so wanted to spend more time with him! very interesting and fun! i will hunt him out when i go back! i really didnt know much about the history of the castle so had to google it! i will go back again perhaps when i know more as its interesting to me!
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FALLUJA IRAQ : SOLO TOURIST GOES TO FALLUJA????????Solo Female Travel Iraq ????????
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I spent 2 days in Fallujah , but i will be going back as i promised id go back to focus on my friend Hawther's NGO foundation she runs ( she's the girl i met on Couchsurfing) Fallujah is a place i needed more than a short vlog like this , there are so many things i didn't know....like the cancer rates and horrific birth deformities still happening today are crazy!! i knew the cancer rates in Iraq were high because of the wars , and its been linked to uranium and some other chemicals the USA used in 2004 , although they denied it , there was some pretty clear evidence that showed they has used these things...i was horrified at the photos of the child deformities!! but ill leave that for another vlog.....this was me meeting the locals and walking through the old 'Souks markets..i took a walk through the market that sells mainly mens things , then the womens things, the people i met were the loveliest warmest people, always with a smile on their faces , despite what they have been through.... Fallujah it was a pleasure, and i will be back soon !!!
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KIRKUK IRAQ : ANCIENT CITADEL AND MODERN KIRKUK????????Solo Female Travel Iraq ????????
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I was again contacted by one of my subscribers to visit her in Kirkuk , i took along my new French friend Amel, who has been travelling to a few places with me since she arrived.
my Host was an amazing woman, with 2 amazing kids, the oldest is just 10 but her English is amazing!!!
we tried to go to Citadel the first day but it was closed, but made it the next day!
the ruins seemed to go on forever
Some Historians believe the Gutians that built the Citadel(based on an old Cuniform tablet)
While other historians believe it was built during the reign of the Assyrian King Ashur Nasirpal II between 850 and 884 BC
There is the Phrophet Daniel Mosque here and the Al Aryan Mosque which is the one right in the centre.......this is just some brief research i did on UNESCO website but it goes on forever, way to much to write here! i wish i had more time in Kirkuk, but ill be going back soon. SO not what i expected to see in Kirkuk! about # and a half hours by shared taxi from Baghdad
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RAMADI: TOTALLY DESTROYED , TO THIS !???????? الرمادي من الدمار للعمار????????
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After my Last trip to Fallujah, someone contacted me and asked me to come to see Ramadi! I had wanted to go there anyway so it was a perfect opportunity!
Although this is not how i normally travel, i usually just wing it and go with the flow, this was a bit more organised by various people, too many to name but everyone in the video i want to thank so so much for a wonderful stay in Ramadi! The Womans day was quite inspirational, considering everything everyone has been through here, like many places here in Iraq, everyone has such resiliance!
Ramadi was totally destroyed , the USA Dropped apparently 600 bombs here trying to get rid of ISIS! They got ISIS out, along with Iraqi ground troops but like i said, the cost of that was losing the city....but its all recovered now!! everything is new, new buildings, hotels, amazing people! Anbar area has so many beautiful areas and the colors of the river are amazing!!
Thanks to EVERYONE in Ramadi!! def worth a visit and so close to the ancient Heet ( coming up )
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IRAQ NATIONAL MUSEUM ,BAGHDAD????????Solo Female Travel Iraq ????????
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This is just before i lest iraq for Pakistan, i have more Iraq vlogs coming up! Finally after a couple of years of this place being closed, i was able to go! I had hoped to make a decent Vlog , but i wasnt allowed without paying 600,000 iraqi Dinar! The woman that worked there said it was ok , but her boss said i couldnt unless i paid and he then sent someone to follow me the whole time i was there, literally standing behind me the whole time,i was allowed to take photos but not video.....i saw plenty others video with their phones, openly too… but being followed the whole time made it kinda difficult, the nice woman that worked there told me to video what i could anyway,so i tried my best! i had someone volunteer for the arabic subs! which im so grateful for !
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BASRA IRAQ: FLOWER GALLERY / SOLO female Travel IRAQ
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This is one i made a couple of months ago from Basra! I am not back in Iraq! im just going through some things i never got a chance to edit yet and get published. i apologise in advance if the subtitles are not the best, this was the other person that kindly volunteered and i know last time a few people were confused as they didnt know who was talking,
this was farah again, the lovely girl that went to Al Faw with me on an earlier vlog. i still have a Vlog on basra Museum to come out ( they actually wanted me to vlog the museum) unlike Iraqi Museum.
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MUSA AL KADHIM WALK : WALKING TO THE HOLY CITY ???????? سكوتلندية تمشي الى الامام الكاظم????????
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25/2/2022
I still have karbala vlogs to Edit, but wanted to get this one up ASAP as it is so current! this has been going on for days, people walking for miles and miles to pay their respects to the Imam at his Shrine in the North of Baghdad! i was joined by Mustafa again , also his friens Ahmed who is a Musician and another TOURIST!! Yes another tourist is in Baghdad! Amel from France! So we all joined forces to walk with everyone else that was walking , some from other cities! it ended up being a whole 13 miles! haha... the people were all so lovely , everyone helping each other out with food and drink stops lined all the way ,for miles and miles! ive never experienced anything like it , the atmosphere was unline anything ive seen before! i went the night before this and got to see the shrine again, but this day it ws too busy, so the shrine clip is from the night before!
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HOSTED BY A SUBSCRIBER !! IN DIWANIYAH (AFAK)???????? إيما تقيم مع معجب عراقي????????
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This was my second time in Diwaniyah , first time was the dentist episode! So Haider had seen from my Instagram story that I had been there and had wanted to show me some places and meet his family … so I accepted his kind offer! The first time I stayed in Diwaniyah, I stayed with Ali who is a doctor but I didn’t vlog as I was actually sick for a few days . I tried to visit Nippur last visit but wasn’t possible, this time it was ( next vlog ) the people of this area are some of the most hospitable people I’ve met ! They really went out their way for us ! I say us … because I took Amel with me , who is a French girl that had just come to iraq and we met in Baghdad in my hotel ! Love staying with locals and especially hanging out with the women ! An unforgettable couple of days !
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GOODBYE IRAQ: FINAL THOUGHTS :SOLO FEMALE TRAVEL IRAQ???????? آخر ليلة في العراق????????
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Finally actually leaving Iraq , Just an impromptu cup of chinese tea with friends before it was time to leave. I cant believe i spent 4 and a half months in Iraq.... still!!! i still have some Basra vlogs to come out and will do a proper sit down Vlog soon as i know i have a lot of questions from people to answer....thanks so much to everyone that helped me with everything!
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Al Faw Palace
A brief revisit of Al Faw Palace on our last trip to Baghdad during our 07-09 rotation to Iraq.
A NIGHT in BAGHDAD...NOT so friendly STARBUCKS
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One Of my last nights in Baghdad with Mustafa! We had planned to go check out Starbucks just to see how it was , but that didnt happen! He told me he would sue me for even filming the outside of the place! ( i had filmed the outside of the place before he said they would sue me ) There are no signs up saying no photography allowed or anything like that ...its just a coffee place ! Fake or real we i didn't really care, we just wanted to sit and have coffee and i waned to vlog what we ordered, just vlog us, there was nobody else in there at the time anyway! After he said what he did to Mustafa i didn't want to go and give them my money! It is apparently actually fake anyway! Wont br bavk there again! haha...actually in over 4 months of everyone being so nice and friendly and welcoming i hink this may be one of the very few negative experiences in Iraq!!
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NIPPUR : 7,000 YEAR OLD SACRED CITY???????? 7000 سنة للوراء????????
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This was my second trip to Nippur, First time we didnt have permit to visit, although we were able to look around, they are a bit funny about people taking any video or pics... But they said i was allowed (the locals i was with)
i did my research and the history here is absolutley mind Blowing! way too much for me to write here, or even talk about as there is just so so much on this major important Holy Centre that dates back more than 6,000 years to 5,000BC!
I would def advise you try and find some professional guide that can show you exactly what is what, i had no idea what the mounds were. Its not an easy place to get to, and my history friends in baghdad havent even been here, so im not sure where you would find a knowledgable guide to show you around!
my words do this place no justice , thats why i mentioned UNESCO website as it has a lot of info on this place! Yet another hugely historical place here in Iraq ...so so many placses like this!! its crazy!!
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BASRA MUSEUM ,Former SADDAM Palace , Solo Female Travel Iraq ????????
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Hi everyone! Firstly dont watch this if it will spoil your visit yourself! i had permission to film here, in fact he was happy for me to film here in the hope that it will become a bit more known to tourists.
Basra Museum was one of Saddams many former palaces. Apparently there was more than 2,000 names of Saddam Hussein etched into the walls and woodwork when they started the renovations.
The previous Basra Museum was looted in 1991.
Im Not a Museum person at all when i travel, but figured there are some out there who will never get the chance to visit here , what is in this video is nothing compared to what you will see here if you come for yourself! Def worth the visit!
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I ATE PACHA AGAIN! WITH JAY AND THE LADS :BAGHDAD IRAQ إيما تتناول الباجة، مجددا!????????
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After an hour of searching and deciding where and what we wanted to eat, the decision was made to go eat Pacha! I wasn't really feeling it, especially after my last taste of Pacha in a previous video!! But i was so hungry at this point id have eaten anything!! I have to admit that it wasnt so bad, we had a plate full of different things too so it wasnt just sheeps head! Tom ate the eyeball, which i thought id filmed but it was so quick,i missed it! another fun night out with Jay and his friends! so Pacha isn't as bad after all ;)
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TIKRIT: From Baghdad to Tikrit ! A few hours in Tikrit ( didn’t expect this ) ????????
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This is a little backwards as the 2 mosul ones were last minute, one was just an update and one was the sandstorm. i hadn't got round to editing this one yet ( i have more on Mosul im working on )
I had planned o make a quick stop in Tikrit on my way, i had met a couchsurfer that was going to show me around, i also had a friend from Baghdad call some people in Tikrit to allow me to film. We went to ask at the Hashd Checkpoint if we could get closer to the Palaces, they were expecting me which was weird. i had to wait for the Hashd boss to come , and along with him and his 2 armed guards ,they took me to the site of the Speicher Massacre! I was a bit shocked as i had no idea as to what actually happened here....im not sure many people in the west know about this either. They were with me all the time so i had to be careful what i filmed and what i didn't, he would explain everything in Arabic to my friend , who then translated in english, then i had to talk, with all of them watching me ..not my usual vlogging experience! A place thats not an easy place to visit as the security to get in was crazy..I have seen the actual ISIS video of what happened here and its horrific. They also killed hundreds in mass graves. these were just young unarmed army cadets. The second deadliest terrorist attack next to 9/11 yet not so many people know about this one.
if i look a bit speechless at times, its because i was, from what i was being told, and the whole situation i was in...i wish i had known more about this place before i went, so i was a bit more knowledgable about things ..but i didnt know i was going here! this vlog is AD Free...so i make no money from this .....i hope others in other countries will see what happened here. Huge thanks to Abdu , my Couchsurfing contact in Tikrit for taking me around and making sure I got a taxi to Mosul ! Everyone is so helpful to tourists in Iraq !
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???????? Saddam Hussein's Palace in Babylon Iraq #shorts
I got the chance to visit Iraq in September of 2022 and on my visit to Babylon we stopped in the Palace of Saddam Hussein. It was a surreal visit and I learned so much walking through the area. Iraq is such an incredible country with ancient and modern history intertwined together.
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I Have Made it to SADDAM HUSSEIN'S PALACE in BABYLON | Iraq Travel Vlog 2023 | Saddam Hussein
I Have Made it to SADDAM HUSSEIN'S PALACE in BABYLON | Iraq Travel Vlog 2023 | Saddam Hussein
Not far from the ruins of Babylon lie Saddam Hussein's palace that he built at the height of his reign. Saddam Hussein's palace in Babylon overlooks the ancient ruins and has a view of the Euphrates River.