Rising from the plains of southern Iraq, the Great Ziggurat of Ur was built around 2050 BCE as a sacred link between heaven ...

Have you ever wondered where the world’s first city was born? Archaeologists widely recognise a city that is located in southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). It is known as the first true city in ...

I arrived at the Taj Hotel in Baghdad's Jadriyah neighborhood at 6 a.m., worn thin by the long flight from Los Angeles. After sleeping until ...

Aknaf Al Sawary Travel Agency works with other international agencies to provide tourists with full-service tours of this underexplored and largely undiscovered country of Iraq. Iraq, November 20, ...

WHY IRAQ? WHY NOW? Long overlooked and often misunderstood, Iraq is re-emerging as a destination of profound cultural and historical significance. Known as the heart of ancient Mesopotamia - where ...

The head of the General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage said the work was to ensure its preservation for the future.

Steppes Travel has launched its first Iraq tour – a 12-day journey through Mesopotamia's ancient wonders with an artist and ...

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle contains many secrets and mysteries, but none are bigger than its final grand puzzle: The Ziggurat of Ur's Secret Vault. Unlocking this vault puzzle will require you ...

The Great Ziggurat of Ur and the city surrounding it are explored through archaeology, restoration efforts and ancient texts, including the long-speculated link to Abraham. More Teachers Resign Over ...

Have Lara shoot some new ropes to the climb-able walls and move up into the conjuring facility. Inside the windy room, pull the weighted bell so that the wind "catches" the hanging bell and pushes it ...

Around 2112 B.C., the Sumerian king Ur-Namma (r. 2112–2095 B.C.) united the city-states of southern Mesopotamia into a short-lived kingdom known today as the Third Dynasty of Ur, or Ur III. More than ...

Assyrian cuneiform tablet from Kanesh(Courtesy of the Yale Babylonian Collection/Photography by Alberto Urcia/Text NBC 1907) Harvard University Assyriologist Gojko Barjamovic is currently ...