Upper Mesopotamia
Iraq · Asia
About Upper Mesopotamia
Northwestern Iraq (also known as Al-Jazira, Upper Mesopotamia, Assyria, Nineveh, or Ninawa) is a region largely between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the northwestern part of Iraq.
Upper Mesopotamia travel guide
Getting there
As of 2024, Northwestern Iraq is Moderately safe for travelers. Most of the urban areas have been rebuilt and terrorism is low but avoid rural areas as there is still small isis presence in those regions. When traveling to Iraqi Kurdistan, you can visit via the Kirkuk-slemani road.
Border crossings You can realize that you're entering Northwestern Iraq by the flags at the checkpoints. Know the difference between Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan flags.
1 Rabia border crossing. Border crossing with Rojava, which is a de facto separate entity from the central government in Syria. (updated Nov 2020) 2 Al-Qaim border crossing. Official border crossing with Syria, open since September 2019. (updated Nov 2020)
Getting around
You can fly using the Kirkuk international Airport. Fees from Kirkuk to Mosul usually are 46,000 IQD.
See
Although a lot of sites have been destroyed due to the war with ISIS, many others still remain.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.