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Monument to the Unknown Soldier

Inspired by the glorification of a martyr from the Iran–Iraq War.

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Monument to the Unknown Soldier
Photo: josefhadi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · licence

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    Photo: MohammadHuzam · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · licence
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    Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · source · licence

Why go

The monument represents a traditional shield (dira¹a) dropping from the dying grasp of an Iraqi warrior. The monument used to house a museum which is now mostly empty. Ask the Iraqi soldiers who guard the monument for permission.

Source: Wikivoyage

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Nearby

  1. National Museum of Iraq

    Photo: Hussein A.Al-mukhtar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Al-Kadhimiya Mosque

    Photo: Taisir Mahdi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  3. Taq Kasra

    Taq Kasra

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    Photo: Safa.daneshvar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  4. Abu Hanifa Mosque

    Photo: Mohammed Qays Kazem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  5. Swords of Qādisīyah

    Photo: Technical Sergeant John L. Houghton, Jr., United States Air Force · Public domain · source

  6. Mustansiriya Madrasah

    Photo: Taisir Mahdi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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