Al-Faw Palace (قصرالفاو). Also known as the Water Palace for it's locatation besides the Tigris river. Used as a military base for US troops. �
Baghdad Zoo (حديقةحيواناتبغداد). The largest zoo in the country, opened in 1971. It was destroyed in the 2003 war but has quickly recovered. There are, however, few larger mammals to see.(l33.314845,44.376417)�
Swords of Qādisīyah (قوسالنصر), (Inside the Green Zone). A huge pair of triumphal arches celebrating the alleged victory over Iran. Also known as the Hands of Victory. It marks the entrances to a former parade ground. �
Monument to the Unknown Soldier (صرحالجنديالمجهول). Inspired by the glorification of a martyr from the Iran–Iraq War. 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. �
Al-Shaheed Monument (نُصبالشهيد), (East side of the Tigris river, near the Army Canal). Another monument dedicated to the Iraqi soldiers who died in the Iran-Iraq war. The monument consists of a circular platform 190 meters in diameter in the center of an artificial lake. A museum, library, cafeteria, lecture hall, and exhibition gallery are located in two levels underneath the domes. �
National Museum of Iraq (المتحفالعراقي). Covering the history of Mesopotamian culture, this museum housed a huge collection before the Iraq War. Today, many pieces have been looted and the museum is only open on special occasions. �
Umm al-Qura Mosque (جامعأمالقرى). A mosque built to commemorate the 'victory' in the 1991 Gulf War, the minarets are shaped like barrels of guns and SCUD missils. �
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