Middle East
Solo travel in Iraq
1/5English level
Solo travel in Iraq
Mesopotamian ruins, Shia shrines and Kurdish mountains draw adventurous travellers, mostly with guides. Iranian strikes, militias and kidnap risk make federal Iraq high-risk in 2026; the Kurdistan Region is calmer, not immune. The easiest place to start is Erbil.
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Sources
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Iraq
- Republic of Iraq e-visa portal
- Kurdistan Region e-visa portal
- Speedtest Global Index: Iraq
- World Bank open data
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