Iraqi Collection

Iraq - Tomb of Husayn Ibn Ali at Karbala
Karbala (Karbala al-Muqaddasah) in Iraq - the Tomb/Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - a holy site of Shiah Islam. It stands on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad

The Maidan (Square) at Kirkuk, Iraq. Kirkuk is the purported site of the tomb of the prophet Daniel. Date: circa 1910s

The Arch of Ctesiphon - Iraq
The gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad. It is traditionally recognised as the palace of Khosrow I

Standard of Ur Babylonian art
The Standard of Ur. 2600 -2400 BC. Peace panel. Babylonian art. Mosaic. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Ur

WW2 - A Kurdish Company of the Iraq Levies: these local men who accompanied the British forces and collaborated with them in their attack on Rashid Alis troops at Habanniya Aerodrome

King Faisal I of Iraq
King Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi (Faisal I) of Iraq (1885-1933)

Westland Wessex 52 helicopters for the Iraqi Air Force

The Standard of Ur. 2600 -2400 BC. War panel. Babylonian art. Mosaic. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Ur

Turriff-Burden advertisement - Iraq oil pipelines
Advertisement for Turriff-Burden Ltd of Brentford, UK, who supplied 315 miles of pipeline for the Iraq Petroleum Company in the 1960s. Date: 1961

Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - Karbala
Karbala (Karbala al-Muqaddasah) in Iraq - the Tomb/Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - a holy site of Shiah Islam. It stands on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad

American Mission Hospital, Basra, Iraq, WW1
American Mission Hospital, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Gertrude Bell on Horseback - Baghdad, Iraq

Bridge over the River Khasa at Kirkuk, Iraq Date: circa 1910s

Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-ʻ Uzair. The present buildings (depicted here), which unusually comprise a joint Muslim and Jewish shrine

The Maidan at Kirkuk, Iraq
The Maidan (town square or meeting place) at Kirkuk, Iraq Date: circa 1910s

de Havilland DH115 Vampire Trainer T55 333
de Havilland DH115 Vampire Trainer T55, 333, was delivered to the Iraqi Air Force in April 1953. Date: 1953

Hawker Fury of the Iraqi Air Force

Basra, Iraq - The Rafidain Bank on Strand Road. Date: circa early 1950s

Market Place - A Quarter of Baghdad, Iraq. Date: 1910s

Serai, old Turkish Headquarters, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Serai, old Turkish Headquarters, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Remains of old British Residence, Magill, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Remains of the old British Residence, Magill, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Queen Mary Theatre, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Queen Mary Theatre, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Civil and Telegraph Office, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Civil and Telegraph Office, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Betaween Avenue, Baghdad, Iraq
Betaween (Battaween) Avenue, Baghdad, Iraq. circa 1950s

Baghdad, Iraq - Saadoun Avenue (now Saadoun Street). Date: circa 1960s

WW2 - Paratroop Tribesmen of the Iraq Levies in their traditional tribal costumes before going on leave from the R.A.F. station where they are training

The Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, Iraq
Interesting view (from the rear) of the gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad, Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq - Firdos Square
Baghdad, Iraq - The Firdos ( The Firdaws ) Square - a rather stark illustration of British Colonial City planning/development

Archways at Az Zubayr, Iraq
Archways at Az Zubayr is a city in and the capital of Al-Zubair District, part of the Basra Governorate of Iraq. The city is just south of Basra. The name can also refer to the old Emirate of Zubair

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (Masjid Al-Kazimiyyah) or Al-Kadhimayn Shrine (Ḥaram Al-Kazimayn) - a Shi'ite Islamic mosque and shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq

Iraqi Minister of Development Mohammad Ghussein & colleagues
The Iraqi Minister of Development Mohammad Ghussein, colleagues and their spouses at the Department of Development - Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1950s

An Arab Cafe in Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1910s

Captured Iraqi Mil Mi-8 Date: circa 2000

Captured Iraqi Mil Mi-24 Date: circa 2000

Iraqi Desert Police, mounted on camels. Date: circa 1920s

The Arch of Ctesiphon - Iraq
The gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad. It is traditionally recognised as the palace of Khosrow I. Date: circa 1910s

Sitt Zumurrud Khatuns Tomb. This is the most famous mausoleum in Baghdad. It is situated in the western sector of Baghdad not faraway from the main railway station.Erroneously ascribed to Sitt

British soldiers disembarking at Basra, Iraq
1923

Basra Date Association Headquarters - Iraq. Date: circa 1930s

Times Office in Basra, Iraq, WW1
Times Office in Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Waterway, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Waterway in Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Wards in Beil Naura Hospital, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Wards in Beil Naura Hospital, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Pulley Bridge, Ashar Creek, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Pulley Bridge, Ashar Creek, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

View of Shatt El Arab Waterway, Basra, Iraq, WW1
View of Shatt El Arab Waterway, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Route of British Troops, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Route by which British troops entered Basra, Iraq, on 22 November 1914, in the early stages of the First World War, photographed about two years later. circa 1916

Red Cross Hospital Ship, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Red Cross Hospital Ship, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Paddle boat with war gifts, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Paddle boat with war gifts, Basra, Iraq, going up the River Tigris to the Front, during the First World War. circa 1916

Ottoman Bank Square Coffee House, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Ottoman Bank Square Coffee House, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Beil Naura Officers Hospital, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Beil Naura Officers Convalescent Hospital, Basra, Iraq, with orange trees in fruit, during the First World War. circa 1916

Old Basrah Times Office, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Old Basrah Times Office, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Motor Boat Dry Dock, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Motor Boat Dry Dock, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Jaypore Bridge, Ashar Creek, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Jaypore Bridge, Ashar Creek, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

German Workshop at Magill, Basra, Iraq, WW1
German Workshop at Magill, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

German House, Basra, Iraq, WW1
German House in Basra, Iraq, where British Forces landed on 22 November 1914. circa 1916

Customs House and reclaimed roads, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Customs House and reclaimed roads, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Crane at Magill, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Crane at Magill, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Christmas mail going to the Front, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Christmas mail going to the Front, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Camel Unit, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Camel Unit, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Bomb Store, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Bomb Store, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Bellum Creek, Shaiba, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Bellum Creek, Shaiba, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Street Scene, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Street Scene in Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

PO Companys Oil Tank, Basra, Iraq, WW1
PO Companys Oil Tank, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Shatt El Arab Waterway, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Basra, Iraq - view from Lychs Verandah, HMS Odin in the Shatt El Arab Waterway. circa 1916

Baghdad, Iraq - Entrance to the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
Date: early 1950s

Market at Az Zubayr, Iraq
Market at Az Zubayr is a city in and the capital of Al-Zubair District, part of the Basra Governorate of Iraq. The city is just south of Basra. The name can also refer to the old Emirate of Zubair

The Citadel, Baghdad, Iraq - WWI Xmas card
A rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of The Citadel, Baghdad, Iraq

Arab porters in Iraq carrying long planks of wood through a palm grove. Date: 1910s

Interior of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilanis tomb, Baghdad, Iraq
The interior (entrance) of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilanis tomb, in his madrasa in Babul-Sheikh, Rusafa on the east bank of the Tigris in Baghdad, Iraq Date: circa 1930s

Maude Bridge, Baghdad, Iraq. It was built in 1918 and named after Sir Frederick Stanley Maude. This photograph dates from circa 1930. Date: circa 1930

Hardware Shop, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1920s

Iraq War Most Wanted Playing Cards - fan of all the Spades, with the face of Saddam Hussein (c.1937-2006) as the Ace of Spades. circa 2003

The Ziggurat Akar Kuf (Aqar Quf)
The Ziggurat Akar Kuf (Aqar Quf, formerly Dur-Kurigalzu), situated near Baghdad and originates from the Kassite Dynasty. The layers of masonry consist alternately of clay bricks and hemp or raffia

Helmet of King Meskalamdug. Sumerian art
Gold helmet of King Meskalamdug. ca. 2400 BC. Sumerian art. Jewelry. IRAQ. Bagdad. Baghdad Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Ur

Group containing King Faisal I and Fahad Beg

A street in Baghdad, Iraq

Modern Buildings, Baghdad, Iraq Date: circa 1950

Baghdad, Iraq - Mausoleum of Hadrat Sheikh Marouf al Karkhi
Baghdad, Iraq - The Mausoleum of Abu Mahfuz Maruf Ibn Firuz al-Karkhi aka Maruf Kharki - Sufi Saint (born 750-760, died 815-820) Date: circa 1920s

Al-Qurnah - Iraq - Temptation Square - Garden of Eden
Al-Qurnah (Qurna) is a small village in southern Iraq northwest of Basra, within the town of Nahairat. Qurna (Arabic for corner)

Baghdad, Iraq - Date Palm Picking Date: circa 1910s

WWI - Iraq - Mesopotamian Front - British Camp - Ali Gharbi
WWI - Iraq - Mesopotamian Front - British Camp at Ali Gharbi (Ghrabi) between Amara and Kut on the banks of the River Tigris

Baghdad, Iraq - The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque is a shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. It contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim

Map of the World. ca. 700 BC - 500 BC. Tablet with world map of the Mesopotamian world, with Babylon in the middle. Babylonian art. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Sippar

IRAQ. Babylon. Gate of Ishtar (580 BC). Rebuilt. Babylonian art. Neo-Babylonian Art. Architecture

Soldier serving with The Irish Guards - Basra, Iraq
Digital photograph: A soldier serving with No 1 Company 1st Battalion The Irish Guards looks for possible Iraqi enemy positions as Royal Engineer technicians prepare to cap one of the burning oil

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