First snowfall in Karbala and Baghdad

Baghdad: Citizens were stunned by snowfall in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday, the second snowfall in Baghdad in this century that saw citizens taking pictures and snowballing on the streets.

Al Jazeera TV reports that the snowfall in Baghdad was last seen during this century in 2008 but it ended shortly thereafter. Residents of the Iraqi capital say they have seen snow for the first time in their lives.

Iraqi Meteorological Media Head Aamir al-Jazeera says snowfall may continue until Wednesday, which will increase the intensity of the cold, with the recent wave of colds coming from Europe. Also in Karbala, south of Baghdad. Snow has been seen, the shrines of Hazrat Abbas and Hazrat Hussein are located here.

In northern Iraq, including Mosul, snow falls, but residents of central and southern Iraq are warmer than cold, with temperatures reaching 51 degrees Celsius in Baghdad, but Tuesday's snowfall Everyone is surprised