IRAQ
GENERAL INFORMATION
Visa applications should be made well in advance
Ports
Area
Basra (principal),Fao (oil)
and supported by a written invitation from a
438.317 sq.Km
Government Offices: Summer 08.00 to 14.00
government organization.No admission granted
Population
Sat.to Wed & 08.00 to 13.00 Thu.
to visitors holding passports showing evidence of
29.58 million(2006 est.)
Winter: 08.30 to 14.30
travel to Israel.
Capital
Sat To Wed. and 08.30 to 13.30 Thu.
Visitors must register for stays exceeding
Baghdad
Shops and Firms: Summer 08.30 to 13.00
14 days and exit visas are required for visits
Main Cities
and 16.00 to 20.00 Sat.To Wed.& 08.30 to
exceeding 30 days.Apply to Directorate of
Baghdad, Basra, Mosul, Kirkuk
13.00 Thu.
Residence,52nd street Baghdad, Tel:92377 Test
Temperature/climate
Winter:08.30 to 14.30 and 17.00 to 19.00 Sat
for HIV (The Aids Virus) is required.
Summer 24 to 42C in Baghdad,humid,hotter
To Wed and 08.30 to 13.30 Thu.
Customs Regulations Country under UN embargo,The import of most
and more humid in Basra
Banks
More temperature in north.Winter:4 to 16 C in
Summer 08.30 to 12.30 Sat to Wed. and
Baghdad.
08.30 to 11.30 Thu.
Currency
Languages
Winter: 09.00 to 13.00 Sat To Wed. and 09.00
1 Iraqi dinar (ID)= 1.000 FILS
Arabic (official and commercial).
to 12.00 Thu.
Airport
Electricity
Baghdad (17 Km from City Centre)
220 volts,50 cycles AC.
goods is prohibited.
Coaches/taxis,duty free shop-airport tax on
Visas
departure
Visas are required for all visitors except nationals of Egypt, Jordan, and Sudan.
Afghanistan P.O.Box 674 5560562 Algeria P.O.Box 444, Lane 35 5372181 Argentina P.O.Box 2443,Lane 24 7768140 Australia P.O.Box 661, Al Masbah 7193434 Austria P.O.Box 294,Lane 2 7199033 Bahrain P.O.Box 27117, Lane 7 5428945 Bangladesh 75/17/929 Hay Babe 7196367 Belgium Hay Babel,Mahallat 929 7198297 Brazil P.O.Box 2088, Lane 16 5411365 Bulgaria 5568197 Amireyah Embassies Quarter Canada P.O.Box 323,Lane 1 5421459 China P.O.Box 225 5562741 Czech Republic Mansour St., Lane 37 7767367 Denmark
5430275
P.O.Box 2001, Alwiyah 7717052 Egypt P.O.Box 6315,Lane 11 5430572 Finland P.O.Box 2041, Alwiyah 7766271 France P.O.Box 118 7196061 Germany P.O.Box 2036, Lane 2 7192037 Greece 63/3/913 Hay Al-Jamia AL-Jadiriya 7766572 Holy See P.O.Box 2090,Lane 2 7195183 Hungary P.O.Box 2065 7765000 India P.O.Box 4114, Adhaiyah 4222014 Indonesia St. 2, Houre 77, P.O.Box 420 7198680 Italy P.O.Box 2043,Lane 73 7765058 Japan P.O.Box 2369, Lane 17 7195157 Jordan Kindi Quarter 1 sec.213 5412892
EMBASSIES & CONSULATES 7170635
7760488
7180340
7196520
4229549 7198677
7196186
Korea Rep. 915/222/8278, Hay al -Jamia Malaysia 6/14/929 Hay Babel 7762622 Mauritania Al Mansour, Baghdad 5518261 Mexico 601/11/45 Al- Mansour 7198039 Morocco P.O.Box 6039,Lane 11 5421779 Netherlands P.O.Box 2064, Lane 35 7767616 New Zealand P.O.Box 2350 7768176 Norway 20/3/609 Hay-Al Mansour 5410097 Oman P.O.Box 6180, Lane 13 5518198 Pakistan Al-Mansour 14/7/609 5415120 Palestine P.O.Box 3122 7183146 Philippines P.O.Box 3236,Lane 3 7193228 Poland P.O.Box 2051, Lane 13 7190297 Portugal
7765496
P.O.Box 2123,Lane 25 7764953 Qatar P.O.Box 2445,Lane 46 5412186 Romania P.O.Box 2571 7762860 Russia 4/5/605 Al-Moutanabi 5414749 Somalia P.O.Box 2078, Lane 1 5410088 Spain P.O.Box 2072, Lane 1 7192852 Sudan P.O.Box 213, Lane 15 5424889 Sweden P.O.Box 720, Lane 41 7195361 Switzerland P.O.Box 2107, Lane 5 7193091 Thailand P.O.Box 6062, Al-Mansour 5418795 Tunisia P.O.Box 6057,Al Mansour 5517786 Turkey P.O.Box 14001,Waziriya 2220021 UAE P.O.Box 6192, Lane 13 5417026 Yemen P.O.Box 13037,Lane 28 7760647
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