In pics: ancient site of Dur Kurigalzu in Baghdad, Iraq

Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2019 shows the grand ziggurat in ancient site of Dur Kurigalzu in the western outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. A 30-minute drive from the center of Baghdad will take visitors to the ancient Mesopotamian site of Dur Kurigalzu, a forgotten gem nestled in the western countryside of the city. Once a favorable destination for picnics by Baghdadi families at weekends, the site has been neglected by consecutive governments and rarely visited by locals for the past 16 years. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)