#21: Third postcard from Iraq

Views of Iraq

Voting stamps

Received from David from Dublin, Ireland. Please check out David's amazing blog and adventures here.

During the Persian Gulf War in 1991, the words “Allah Akbar,” meaning “God is great,” were added to the Iraqi flag.

#126: Seventh postcard from Palestine

Bethlehem

Olive tree stamps

Received from Bahjat from Gaza City.

Palestine is called “Peleset” in Egyptian hieroglyphs.

#52: Third postcard from Bangladesh

Historical Shat Gombuj Mosque

Bird stamps

Received from Sumanto from Rajshahi with the help of Monika from Hastings, Barbados. Please check out their blogs.

Bangladesh is the most crowded country on earth, with 2,639 people per square mile.

#74: Second postcard from Indonesia

Bali

Mountain and millennium stamps

Received from Anis from Turen.

Indonesia is the world’s most populous Islamic nation.

#78: First cover from India

Building stamps

Received from Som from Kolkata. Please check out his blog here.

There are 152,792 post offices in India.

#122: Second postcard from Vietnam

Ha Long Bay

Building stamps

Received from Mu from Ho Chi Minh City.

‘Nguyen’ is a one of the most common Vietnamese surnames.

#98: Fourth postcard from Malaysia

Langkawi Island

Bunga Tiga Bulan stamp

Received from Salah from the United Arab Emirates. Please check out his blog here.

"Tun" is the most senior federal title in Malaysia and there can be no more than 25 living recipients at any one time.

#7: Second postcard from Bhutan

Thimphu Memorial Chorten

Female Fire Hog Year 2007 stamp

Recieved from Tshewang from Bhutan.

The national sport of Bhutan is archery.

#86: Second postcard from Lebanon

Mosaics of Lebanon

People stamps

Received from Oliver from Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

Lebanon lays claim to publish the most books per capita for a country.

#41: Second postcard from Singapore

Scenic view of Singapore skyline at the waterfront

Celebration stamp

Received from Jill from Saint Helena Island.

The population of Singapore is 77% Chinese.

#125: Second postcard from Iraqi Kurdistan

Buildings in Erbil?

Kurdistani and Iraqi stamps

Received from Oliver from Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

The Tigris and the Euphrates begin in Kurdistan.

#84: Third postcard from Kazakhstan

Hunting with eagles

Animal stamps

Received from Gulmira from Astana.

Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world

#176: Second postcard from Pakistan

Ratti Gali Lake

People, commemorative and landscape stamps

Received from Faisal from Rawalpindi. Please check out his blog here.

Pakistan's national flower is the jasmine.

#176: First postcard from Pakistan

Snow Lake

People and church stamps

Received from Faisal from Rawalpindi. Please check out his blog here.

Pakistan is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west and north, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast.

#105: Second postcard from Oman

Map of Oman

Arts stamp

Received from Cresalde from Qurum.

Oman is home to the Frankincense tree.

#175: First postcard from Mongolia

Eagle

Jewelry stamp

Received from Heidi from Buffalo, United States.

Mongolia is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west.

#134: Third postcard from Kyrgyzstan

Mausoleums (gumbezs) in Djumgal village and ancient runic Kyrgyz script

Labels and hockey stamp

Received from Alidzhon from Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan's national day is celebrated on August 31st.

#76: Second postcard from Israel

Virgin Mary

Art stamp

Received from Bahjat from Gaza, Palestine.

Israel has the highest number university degrees per capita in the world.

#174: First postcard from Brunei

Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation Complex

Commemorative stamp

Received from Michaël through the "Starring You" project. Check it out and participate to get nice cards like this from around the world.

Brunei is bordered by Malaysia.

#146: First postcard from Sinai (Asian Egypt)

Saint Catherine

World Post Day stamp

Received from David from Dublin, Ireland. Please check out David's amazing blog and adventures here.

Mexico has more pyramids than Egypt apparently.