• People take part in the annual kite festival in Baghdad, Iraq. AP
    People take part in the annual kite festival in Baghdad, Iraq. AP
  • A woman flies a kite during the festival at the Abu Nawas park in Baghdad. EPA
    A woman flies a kite during the festival at the Abu Nawas park in Baghdad. EPA
  • People take part in the kite festival in Baghdad as the sun sets. AP
    People take part in the kite festival in Baghdad as the sun sets. AP
  • Hundreds of Iraqis participated in the kite festival. AP
    Hundreds of Iraqis participated in the kite festival. AP
  • People launch a large kite at the festival. AP
    People launch a large kite at the festival. AP
  • A woman flies a kite during the festival at the Abu Nawas park in Baghdad. EPA
    A woman flies a kite during the festival at the Abu Nawas park in Baghdad. EPA
  • Children watch as a man prepares a kite. EPA
    Children watch as a man prepares a kite. EPA
  • Kites of all colours filled the sky during the festival. EPA
    Kites of all colours filled the sky during the festival. EPA
  • A woman flies a kite as another captures the moment on camera. EPA
    A woman flies a kite as another captures the moment on camera. EPA
  • People take part in the kite festival as the sun sets in Baghdad, Iraq. AP
    People take part in the kite festival as the sun sets in Baghdad, Iraq. AP

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Baghdad Kite Festival - in pictures

Hundreds of Iraqis gathered at a park in the centre of the city to let the wind take their colourful creations aloft

The National

June 06, 2021

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