After Sargon II died in 705 BC, the capital was moved to Nineveh, and the city fell into oblivion. In the 19th and 20th centuries, French and American archaeological missions uncovered areas of ...

Samarra Archaeological City, located about 130 km north of Iraqi capital Baghdad, contains the remains of an iconic Islamic ...

Iraq’s capital Baghdad has launched the first phase of a mega urban forest project covering an area of approximately 13 million square metres (sqm) on the site of the former Rasheed Military Camp. The ...

Iraq. Samarra Archaeological City, located about 130 km north of Iraqi capital Baghdad, contains the remains of an iconic Islamic city that during most of the 9th century served as the capital of ...