- RecipesLabneh
Depending on the desired consistency, labneh can replace ingredients such as sour cream and crème fraîche, cream cheese, or cottage cheese. It can be used for cheesecakes and cheese pies. In the form of a silky cream, it is delicious as a salad dip for raw vegetables, as a side sauce, as a seasoning for salads as well as for desserts.
- CultureIraq
The Western Asian country of Iraq has a culture that has integrated the cultures of its diverse ethnic groups over a period of centuries. The country has one of the oldest cultural histories in the world. It has produced some of the best poets, painters, and sculptors in the Arab world. In the past, Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, was the Arab world's seat of cultural evolution.
- Special SightsBabylon
Located south of Baghdad, the ancient site of Babylon dates the political and religious epicenter of many ancient empires. It is said to be the most fascinating old city in the world, having been the capital of no less than 10 different Mesopotamian dynasties. It is known for its fortified walls, temples and palaces, but especially for its celebrated Hanging Gardens.
Turkey, is a country located mainly on Anatolia in Western Asia, with a portion on the Balkans in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with Greece and Bulgaria, the Black Sea, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east, Iraq, Syria, the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea.
Iran is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered to the west by Iraq and Turkey, to the northwest by Azerbaijan and Armenia, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to the south by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.
Syria is a country in Western Asia. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea.
Jordan is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and east, Iraq to the northeast, Syria to the north, and Israel, West Bank of Palestine, and the Dead Sea to the west. In the southwest, it has a 26 km coastline on the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea.
Kuwait is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south.
Saudi Arabia is a country in Western Asia including most of the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia is geographically the 5th-largest state in Asia and 2nd-largest state in the Arab world after Algeria. Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen to the south.
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