There is the small Mosque (with it's surrounding cemetary) close to our EMEDs building that has apparently been there for hundreds of years. I guess the Iraqi AF base just "grew" around the mosque over the years and those that used to use it were cut off by the military presence. With the US forces taking over the base, there was a restoration of the mosque and some allowance some local residents the opportunity to come back on a periodic basis to honor their ancestors who are buried there. Things like this have done very well to help endear the US forces to our host nation. Here are some pictures of the Mosque that I liked.
The above picture is of the front of the Mosque and below is a picture of the back side.
Despite the fact that we "restored" the mosque, since it is a religious/cultural symbol no US personnel are allowed on it's grounds, so all these pix are taken from afar.
The next few pictures are of a sunrise sequence over the Mosque.
And I liked this last one taken at dusk with the full moon over the dome.
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