Cities in Middle East
Aden, Yemen
Aden is a city in the Yemeni Coastal Plains, on the Gulf of Aden just at the Southern End of the Red Sea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Jericho, Palestine
Jericho (Arabic أريحا Arīḥā Hebrew יריחו Yəriḥo) [1], the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories and Israeli-occupied West Bank, ... more
Jifna, Palestine
Jifna (Arabic: جفنا, Jifnâ) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, Palestine, located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi... more
Hebron, Palestine
Hebron (Arabic: الخليل al-Ḫalīl; Hebrew: חֶבְרוֹן Ḥevron, Ḥeḇrôn, or Ḥebron) is an ancient city in the southern West Bank. It is mentioned in the Bible as the ... more
Gaza, Palestine
Gaza (Arabic: غزة Ġazzah, IPA: [ˈɣazza], Ancient Greek Γάζα), also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of ... more
An Nasiriyah, Iraq
Nasiriyah (Arabic: الناصرية; BGN: An Nāşirīyah; also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya) is a city in Iraq. It is on the Euphrates about 225 miles (370 km) ... more
Karbala', Iraq
Karbala (Arabic: كربلاء; BGN: Al-Karbalā’; also referred to as Karbalā' al-Muqaddasah) is a city in Iraq, located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Baghdad. ... more
Baghdad, Iraq
WARNING: Baghdad remains one of the most dangerous cities on Earth and is emphatically NOT a tourist destination. Those who are travelling here on business are ... more
Mosul, Iraq
Mosul (Arabic: الموصل al-Mawṣil; North Mesopotamian Arabic: el-Mōṣul; Syriac: ܢܝܢܘܐ Nînwe; Kurdish: Mûsil/Nînewe; Turkish: Musul), is a city in northern Iraq ... more
Kirkuk, Iraq
WARNING: Although the Kurdistan Regional Government administered area has significantly greater stability and a statistically lower risk of terrorism compared ... more
Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq
Al Diwaniyah (Arabic: الديوانية; BGN: Ad Dīwānīyah; also spelled Diwaniya) is the capital city of Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. In 2002, its population was... more
Alqosh, Iraq
Alqōsh or Alqūsh (Classical Syriac: ܐܠܩܘܫ, Arabic: ألقوش) is an Assyrian town in northern Iraq. It is located (50 km) north of Mosul. The name Alqosh (or ... more