Iraq requires postponing tourist travel amid current security risks
Current official advisories agree: this is not the time to organize a tourist trip to Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region.
Read guide →Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is mentioned as a cultural destination for a future visit, but Iraq’s current context advises against tourism. Postpone travel until official recommendations have improved sustainably.
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- travel.state.gov
- travel.state.gov
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- www.smartraveller.gov.au
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- Irak · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q796
- Irak · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q65263033
- Iraq · World Countries — mledoze · ODbL 1.0 · World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Iraq · World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 · World Bank
- Iraq · DBpedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · DBpedia
- Baghdad · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Baghdad · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Baghdad, Green Zone Municipality, Zawra District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Erbil · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Erbil · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Erbil, Erbil Central Subdistrict, Erbil District, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan Region, 44001, Iraq · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Baghdad International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Baghdad International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
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Profile updated: 08/10/2026