Iraqi Entertainment and Culture: An Anthropological Study in Salah al-din Governorate

Abstract

This study aims to know the reality of entertainment services in the city of Balad for the year (2023), the changes in services and the scale of their service to the population, in addition to future predictions for the distribution of entertainment services.

The results of the study found a shortage of recreational services in terms of number and area, which caused a defect in the system of efficiency and adequacy of services compared to the requirements of population needs, distributed unevenly with the city's neighborhoods, as for promotion in agricultural land, it is currently the most prevalent in the city.

And to see the overlap between recreational activities and religious shrines, where it is noted that proper planning for each type of land use is a real mirror in determining the use and function of the place.

From this perspective, we aspire to distribute services equitably to achieve development and efficiency for the individual and society.