Make Life Skate Life — Opening to the public on February 1, it will be located at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the city centre and free-of-charge…

The first ever skatepark in Baghdad is set to open next week, on February 1.

Located at the grounds of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the Iraqi capital’s centre, entry will be free-of-charge for the public.

The skatepark has been five years in the making, and is being constructed by the Make Life Skate Life project, in collaboration with Baghdad Skatepark Project, Un Ponte Per, Iraq’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, Suli Skatepark and others.