Is Barţalah safe? Iraq travel risk
Is Barţalah safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Barţalah scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Iraq Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 29 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 22 Jul 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Barţalah scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Iraq (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Barţalah: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher. Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Iraq travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 36.3537° N, 43.3813° E in Nīnawá, Barţalah features an altitude of 288 m. The settlement is located 349.6 km SSE from Baghdad.
Nīnawá
36.3537° N, 43.3813° E
288 m
Asia/Baghdad
15,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Iraq
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (43 °C avg high); Wettest: January (70 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 12° | 14° | 19° | 25° | 33° | 39° | 43° | 43° | 38° | 30° | 20° | 14° |
| Low °C | 3° | 4° | 7° | 12° | 18° | 24° | 28° | 27° | 23° | 17° | 10° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 70 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 57 | 63 |
Normals: Mosul (23.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Iraq travel advice & laws.
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