Sunday, July 5, 2009

TOURISM INDUSTRY THRIVING IN IRAQ

Article in Sunday's Stars & Stripes. "According to the U.S. State Department, the number of visitors to Najaf, which along with neighboring Karbala is considered one of the holiest places in Shiite Islam, could range from 7 million to 10 million annually."

Babylon is strategically located btw Najaf and Karbala, with the linkage being coined "Iraq's Cultural Corridor".

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