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Christian
CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN SITES IN IRAQ
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The Land Of The Two Rivers – Mesopotamia – Iraq.
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The Cradle Of Civilizations And Christianity In The East.
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Christianity Flourished In Iraq Approximately 2000 Years Ago.
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Churches And Their Towers were erected and Enriched with Ornaments,
Writings, Crosses, and geometrical engravings.
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The first early churches were found at Madain (Ruins at East of
Baghdad) and spread all over Iraq .These are churches dating back to
100 AD and 300 AD when Christianity was publicly declared as a
religion in this part of the world.
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Church architecture stemmed from local features and characteristics
of buildings of SUMER, AKAD, BABYLON, and ASHUR. The original,
eastern spiritual blend rang in these churches. Syriac language that
developed from the Aramaic which Jesus Christ spoke was and still is
used in Christian Mass and ceremonies.
EXISTING CONDITIONS:-
THE CHRISTIAN HOLY SITES THAT SPREAD ALLOVER IRAQ HAD SUFFERED
INADEQUACEIS BOTH IN TERMS OF QUANTITATIVE AND QULITITATIVE CRITERIA
ESPECIALLY FOR THE LAST THREE DECADES.
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THE DAMAGE AND DETORIATION IN THE PHYSICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURES OF THESE THEMSELVES AND SURROUNDINGS DURING YEARS OF WARS
AND NEGLEGT.
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THE ABSENCE OF APPROPRIATE PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT
FOR SUCH HOLY AND PRICELESS SITES. FOR EXAMPLE NO EXPANSION OF SUCH
SITES IS TRACED TO ACCOMMODATE 5’000 PRAYERS PER A SITE IN PEAK AND
CHRISTIANS’ FESTIVALS TIMES.
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LACK OF FACILITIES AND AMENITIES THAT CATER FOR VISITORS’ AND
PRAYERS’ NEEDS, FOR EXAMPLE, INFRA-STRUCTURES HOSPITALITY,
COMMERCIAL/ SHOPPING, ENTERTAINMENT…ETC, FACILITIES ADJACENT TO OR
AT CITIES THAT THESE SITES ARE LOCATED.
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INADEQUATE AND POOR MEANS OF ACCESSIBILITY AND TRANSPORT BOTH
(INTRA & INTER) CITY LEVELS THESE INCLUDES (AIRPORTS, BUS TERMINALS,
HIGHWAYS NETWORK AND PARKING AREAS.
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