Photos: Residents of Baghdad wake up to rare snowfall

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Photos: Residents of Baghdad wake up to rare snowfall

Residents have woken up to a sight not seen in over a decade: their city covered in snow

Published: February 11, 2020 20:04 Compiled by Balaram Menon

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snow — A woman stands next to a snow-covered vehicle outside her home in Baghdad. The last recorded snowfall in the city was in 2008, but it was a quick and mostly slushy affair - and prior to that, it had been a century since Baghdad saw any flakes. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_18742.jpg-ea2d4-1581437022137 — A man walks in a fresh snow in Baghdad. It was a rare moment of respite during which residents took selfies and children played in parks, lobbing snowballs before the fluffy flakes disappeared and the white cover dissolved into grey puddles. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_97886.jpg-3500b-1581436996592 — A protester shakes the snow off tents during an anti-government protests in Tahrir Square, Baghdad. The protesters took a moment to observe the snowfall and dusted the flakes off their sit-in tents. "Thank God it is snowing this morning," said Aymen Ahmed, a protester. "The atmosphere is beautiful ... the people are very happy because this is the first time snow falls in Iraq." Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 451538-01-08-1581436949468 — A man poses for a picture in the snow at a park in the city of Karbala. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_78985.jpg-d842a~1-1581436957625 — A man walks on a road while snow is falling in Baghdad. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_39659.jpg-c2765-1581437013047 — A man cleans snow off of his car in Baghdad. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 451602-01-08-1581436978519 — A man takes pictures with his smart phone during snow fall in Baghdad. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 451539-01-08-1581436992632 — Iraqi boys shake snow off a tree at a park in the city of Karbala. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-02-11T083313Z_1321584307_RC28YE9164K5_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-WEATHER-1581436975881 — A man walks on the snow in Baghdad. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 451585-01-08-1581436982721 — A picture shows Baghdad's Karrada residential neighbourhood under snow fall. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 451546-01-08-1581436989280 — Iraqi boys play with snow in the city of Karbala. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 451540-01-08-1581437026655 — Iraqis shake snow off a tree at a park in the city of Karbala. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 451554-01-08-1581436985929 — A girl plays with her mother in the snow in the city of Karbala . Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_14897.jpg-a4549-1581437008960 — A protester walks tosses a snowball during anti-government protests, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_43544.jpg-5b649-1581436966668 — Fresh snow falls while motorists drive through Abu Nawas street in central Baghdad. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_45972.jpg-18ffe~1-1581436961815 — Children play in the snow in Baghdad. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_75356.jpg-90686-1581437017532 — A protester walks in the snow in Tahrir Square during anti-government demonstrations in Baghdad. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 451590-01-08-1581436980572 — A man takes pictures with his smart phone during snow fall in Baghdad. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_12873.jpg-dce9a-1581436953892 — A man walks on a road during a snowstorm in Baghdad. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_27204.jpg-25c02-1581437004959 — Protesters shake the snow off their tent, in Tahrir Square in Baghdad. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iraq_Weather_60822.jpg-04007-1581437000630 — Fresh snow falls as motorists drive through Abu Nawas street in central Baghdad. Image Credit: AP

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