Baghdad's first skatepark provides escape for young people
[France24 Middle-East] - 02/7/2025
A new skatepark has opened in Baghdad, the first in the Iraqi capital. The park, which was opened by three organisations from Italy, Iraq and Belgium after lengthy negotiations, now provides a welcome means of escape for young people in a country that has endured decades of conflict and crisis.
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