Castles in Iraq

citadel and archaeological settlement hill in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan

ancient fortress built in Iraq

castle in Iraq

castle in Kirkuk, Iraq

citadel of Tal Afar, Iraq

thumb|Persian miniature illustrating the construction of Khawarnaq Khawarnaq was a medieval, pre-Islamic Arab castle built by the Lakhmids near their capital al-Hira. It is celebrated in the Arabic-Islamic literature and poetry as one of the "Thirty Wonders of the World". It is described in both Arabic and Persian sources, but "it seems quite impossible to distinguish clearly between historical facts and legendary accounts".

palace-fortification in Iraq

historical castle in Iraq