In Pictures: Street art murals in Baghdad

Iraqi group of artists paint murals in Al Anbari district inspired by traditional folklore

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A girl and a peacock are depicted in a painting on the wall of a traditional house in street art in Baghdad's al-Anbari neighbourhood. The Al-farasha group, an Iraqi group of artists, have painted murals inspired by traditional folklore in the narrow alleys of old Baghdadi neighbourhoods.
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Iraqi women walk past art work painted on houses in Baghdad's al-Anbari neighbourhood.
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Art work painted on houses in Baghdad's Al Anbari neighbourhood.
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A colourful mural brightens an underpass.
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A woman walks past a Muslim shrine in an art mural on the wall of a house in Baghdad's al-Anbari neighbourhood.
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An Iraqi man walks past the depiction of the minarets of a Muslim shrine in an art mural on the wall of a house in Baghdad.
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In street art in Baghdad, a girl is depicted in a painting on the wall of a traditional house.
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A girl sleeps on the door frame in an art mural painted.

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