“It was peaceful, calm, and rather quiet,” Driskill told CNN Travel after visiting Iraq in 2024.
“Every year we’re seeing more people come to Iraq than before,” he told CNN Travel.
Newenham first visited in August 2021 and told CNN Travel that she never imagined Iraq becoming one of her favorite travel destinations.
Anmar Khalil/AP“Visiting the [ninth-century] Great Mosque of Samarra is a must,” he told CNN Travel.
For Sarah Sanbar, Iraq researcher at Human Rights Watch, tourism to the country is allowing visitors to see the real Iraq.
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