My First Meal in IRAQ Wasn’t What I Was Expecting
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I finally made it to Iraq, and this is Day 1 in Basra, Iraq! I was expecting kebabs and lamb… but first meal was an amazing Iraqi seafood feast!
After landing I dropped off my bags at the hotel and we went straight to eat my first ever meal in Iraq.
Basra is the only major city in Iraq near the Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf), and so it’s the best city in Iraq to eat seafood, and they have a big seafood culture… so that’s why this meal was unexpected, and it would be the only seafood meal we will have on our Iraq food tour across the country.
After lunch we explored Basra, the local fish market, the waterfront at Shatt al-Arab river with an amazing sunset, and finally, my first taste of Iraqi style shawarma called gus.
What are my first impressions and thoughts of Iraq?
A huge thank you Aya from https://enliltravels.com/ for arranging my trip to Iraq.
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24 Comments
Wellcome to iraq
Mark There is only persian Gulf that goes back 4000 years and it is in Greek and Roman history books. There is no Arabian Gulf . Please correct your historical perspective.
One of the fishes of Persian Gulf is Humour which is amazing, I have tried it in Dubai, we don't have it in Israel.
Enjoy your time in Iraq Mark
IRAQ MY HOMELAND 🤍🇮🇶✝️
Persian Gulf
استمر يامبدع ❤
استمر ياغالي نتمنى. اتكون. في ترجمه ❤
Arabian golf??!! You are sure uneducated. The name is PERSIAN GULF, get your geography better.
The name Persian Gulf has a long and well-documented historical record across ancient civilizations, medieval Islamic geography, and modern international usage.
Thank you so much for your info about iraq. I met many people here in Canada 🇨🇦 and they told me iraqi people are the most friendly and generous people in the world. Thank you ❤
واضح انت تحب الاكل
Welcome to Iraq 🇮🇶 ❤❤❤❤❤
People and food look so nice and very good 🙌👌🔥
Veryyyyyy welcome❤
Best fish is the world: yummy and delicious 😋 😍 😜
Best version of mark wiens, we missed it! 🫶💙❤️
The chef is too funny 😁 😜😅🤣😂🍞
Food looks yummy and delicious 😋 😍 😊
I love Arabian gulf fishes my favorite
Mark it is Persian gulf forever 1:11! Persian gulf!
Hi from Kurdistan
Thank you for visiting my beautiful city of Basra Mark
I suggest trying the restaurants at the Shebara Resort