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Iraq's answer to the pyramids
Egypt may have the Pyramids of Giza, but Iraq has the Ziggurat of Ur – an incredibly well-preserved engineering achievement that towers over the ruins of an important ancient city.
23 Aug 2022
Travel

A drive into the cradle of civilisation
Along a single road cutting across the heart of Iraq, you can see where people first learned to write, use maths and invent the wheel.
25 May 2023
Travel

Iraq's answer to the pyramids
Egypt may have the Pyramids of Giza, but Iraq has the Ziggurat of Ur – an incredibly well-preserved engineering achievement that towers over the ruins of an important ancient city.
23 Aug 2022
Travel

A drive into the cradle of civilisation
Along a single road cutting across the heart of Iraq, you can see where people first learned to write, use maths and invent the wheel.
25 May 2023
Travel

Kabul’s peaceful garden refuges
In a city torn apart by civil war and violence, gardening provides temporary tranquillity.
16 Dec 2017
Travel

Five countries that are safer for women
Despite the growing trend in solo travel, women still encounter challenges when they travel abroad alone. But some places are topping the rankings when it comes to safety and equality.
3 Apr 2023
Travel

Saudi's lineage of interior stylists
In the remote, mountainous region of 'Asir, women's ingenuity can be seen in a 200-year-old artform that's passed from mother to daughter.

Kabul’s peaceful garden refuges
In a city torn apart by civil war and violence, gardening provides temporary tranquillity.
16 Dec 2017
Travel

Five countries that are safer for women
Despite the growing trend in solo travel, women still encounter challenges when they travel abroad alone. But some places are topping the rankings when it comes to safety and equality.
3 Apr 2023
Travel
More travel in the Middle East

What happens to family recipes when home is lost?
A new book uses food to help humanise the people and places impacted by war.

A sacred journey connecting Jordan and Spain
In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries before Spain's famed Camino de Santiago.

Is it time to change how we buy travel souvenirs?
The BBC looks into the psychology behind travel souvenirs: why we buy them, their impact on local communities and the planet, and how we can shop more thoughtfully.

Jordan's new long-distance hiking trail
It traces the stunning, extraterrestrial landscape featured in films like Star Wars and Dune, while helping to preserve traditional Bedouin culture.

A new city rising from the desert
The Black Desert offers visitors millions of years of natural and human history – but this may all change with plans to build a new capital city on the desert's edge.

The ancient road that bridged kingdoms
It's mentioned in the Bible, has been used by a succession of empires and links some of Jordan's most important historical sites
More travel
5 Sep 2022

A comfort food that survived a war
Through decades of conflict, two generations of chefs have served hungry customers this lamb dish cooked in colourful teapots.
5 Sep 2022
3 Jun 2022

The Muslim divers breaking the rules
In predominately Muslim countries, women are discouraged from scuba diving. But with trailblazers proving they can do it, are the figures about to be buoyed up?
3 Jun 2022
25 Feb 2022

373 miles of secret treasures
For the first time, a trail has been mapped through Jordan, allowing tourists to enjoy the different terrains of the country.
25 Feb 2022
25 Feb 2022

A rare treasure hidden in plain sight
To preserve the ancient site of Petra for future generations, archaeologists and locals are re-excavating earlier archaeological “dumps” in search of lost treasures.
25 Feb 2022
25 Feb 2022

‘I was hoping he wasn’t a lunatic’
Deep in the wilds of Jordan’s desert, the generosity of a stranger offered a curious group of backpackers the adventure of a lifetime.
25 Feb 2022
22 Dec 2021

A world heritage city of tolerance
This small Jordanian city where minarets and church towers share the skyline was deemed a "place of tolerance and urban hospitality" by Unesco.
22 Dec 2021
2 Jul 2021

A region barely touched by time
Once an isolated region barely touched by the hands of time, Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor stands on the brink of great change with the building of a new road linking it with China.
2 Jul 2021
16 Apr 2021

The cities that banned the selfie
In Africa's largest nation, residents of five ancient cities are going to great lengths to protect and preserve their traditional way of life.
16 Apr 2021
13 May 2020

Say hello to the world’s new greetings
As social distancing lingers, many cultures around the world are adapting their distinct greetings to fit the new normal.
13 May 2020
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