Iraq Tourism

Tourists walk towards the Ziggurat of Ur, a temple dedicated to the Moon God Nanna, the patron deity of Ur. A ziggurat is a massive structure in the form of a pyramidal tower with a rectangular base, built in successive stages with a number of stories or terraces, outside staircases, and a temple/shrine at the top outside Nasiriyah, Iraq, Thursday June 22, 2023. (Photo Sergey Ponomarev)