The Baghdad Belts are at the cultural and political center of Iraq, radiating outward from the center at Baghdad.

Cities

• 1 Baghdad — the national capital and the country's largest city by far, at the center of the Baghdad Belts region.
• 2 Samarra — the historic capital of the Abbasid Empire
• 3 Baqubah —
• 4 Fallujah —
• 5 Khanaqin — a lush Kurdish city on the banks of Alwand river, with a historic bridge
• 6 Ramadi —

Other destinations

Historic image of Tāq Kasrā, in Ctesiphon.

• 1 Ctesiphon - ruins of an ancient city, once capital of the Persian Empire

Get around

Transportation options beside private car and taxis are limited. However, daily passenger services on the railway between Baghdad and Fallujah has been restored.

Stay safe

See the warning on the Iraq article.