Babylon and Saddam the CHAD - It’s Iraq Part IV! 🇮🇶

Our journey through Mesopotamia leads us to the ruined Arch of Ctesiphon / Taq Kisra, an ancient 3rd century palace from the Sassanid Empire, followed by Babylon (no explanation needed!) including Saddam’s Palace which he built to overlook the sight, finishing the day in the holy Islamic city of Najaf.
​⁠The absolute legend tour guide and amigo who took me around - ‪@MK_Tours‬

[@Judy_hudy]

Such an informative video! Thank you for sharing

[@LeonardoDaVincelli]

I am very glad you appreciate :p ☺️

[@MK_Tours]

Bro , this video is super cool ❤

[@LeonardoDaVincelli]

Thanks brooo 😁🤙

[@chowe7903]

Nice video. Guide was cool

[@LeonardoDaVincelli]

Thanks lad

[@spgale]

sick intro! nice video mate

[@LeonardoDaVincelli]

Thanks king

[@abuturabshah65]

I LOVE IRAQ BECAUSE OF HOLY SHRINES ABUTURAB SHAH FROM AMERICA

[@MKLT107]

I hope you enjoy the country

[@LeonardoDaVincelli]

I absolutely did thank you 😁

[@LeonardoDaVincelli]

I absolutely did thank you 😁

[@Gargamel-it9vh]

Thank you for the video. Have you been to the Vatican ? How do you compare it to the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf ? which one do you find more spectacular? which one is more opulence in terms of the architecture and the grand feeling associated with these sites ? I'm a big fan of history, historical monuments, and holly places. The Vatical, Najaf, and Karbala are all on my wish list.

[@LeonardoDaVincelli]

@@Gargamel-it9vh Thank you! I have indeed and it’s absolutely stunning. The Imam Ali shrine is like nothing I’ve ever seen before and very opulent indeed, although personally I prefer the architecture and renaissance paintings in the Vatican, but they are comparable for sure. You have a great wish list 😁

[@DenizHofmeister]

m8 thats mental xaxa

[@LeonardoDaVincelli]

Thanks king chad

[@roberto202]

The quality of the B-Roll in this one is outstanding!

[@LeonardoDaVincelli]

Hooray much appreciated! 😁

[@saivan77]

I from Japan, I read about Orientalism, Iraq was part of Iran's territory - everything that has history and history is from Iran - Iranians are Persians and Arabs are all without history 💢💯

[@LeonardoDaVincelli]

Thats quite a negative statement. Mesopotamia and their civilisations and the Arabs have a huge and rich history before and alongside the Iranians

[@hassan9v]

They are neither Arabs nor Persians. They are Assyrians, Babylonians, and Akkadians. The Arabs entered Mesopotamia in 637 AD.❤

[@saivan77]

@@LeonardoDaVincelli I agree that they have a rich history and they not Arabs the Babylonians - Sumserians - Assyrians were not Arabs and were a separate people and different from the Arabs.It is the oldest and oldest history of the world for Iranians

[@ProudMesopotamianGirl]

What are you even talking about? Lol! By your logic, Iran's land has been part of Iraq's land many times throughout history, like during the Babylonian Empire, Assyrian Empire, and Abbasid Caliphate. It's pretty ignorant to ignore that the oldest and greatest civilizations started in what is now Iraq, not Iran. The oldest civilization was the Sumerian civilization, which started in the South of Iraq. Also, Iranians aren't "pure" Persians, just like Iraqi Arabs aren't "pure" Arabs. Iranians are a mix of Persians with Central and South Asians (like Afghani, Pakistani, etc) while Iraqis have a diverse heritage that includes Mesopotamians like Assyrians, along with Persian, Jewish, Turkish, Peninsular Arab, and North African (Egyptian) DNA. "Arab" is a linguistic and cultural group, not a race. Most non-Peninsular Arabic speakers have little Peninsular Arab DNA. If you check DNA tests, you'll find that most Iraqis have 0-30% Peninsular Arab DNA. For example, my DNA test showed 66.3% Assyrian, 17.1% Iraqi Jew, 10.2% Peninsular Arab, and 6.4% Egyptian, yet I'm a native Arabic speaker from Iraq. People need to educate themselves. It's crazy how folks oversimplify complex historical facts just to be racist. A lot of our current practices, dishes, beliefs, words, and lifestyles go back thousands of years in Mesopotamia. So, please don't be shallow. You still have time to delete this embarrassing, biased comment.

[@sssa-v]

موقعك تركيا وتقول انك من إليابان وحتى لم أرى بحياتي ياباني يكذب بالتاريخ لأنهم يدرسون التاريخ ويعلمون جيدا من العراق بلد عريق طوا حضارات عظيمة، أيها الإيراني او التركي الصغير حقدك وكرهك للعراق لان يغير من حقيقة التاريخ و المرة الثانية غير موقعك عندما تحاول أن تكذب 🤣