Iraq (irq)

Iraq

Iraq ranks 1,254th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Royal Alcázar of Madrid, Gävle, and Tolyatti. Memorable people born in Iraq include Ismail al-Jazari, Suhayb ar-Rumi, and Al-Mustansir. Memorable people who died in Iraq include Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Al-Nasir, and Al-Muti. Iraq has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Iraq is located in Iraq.

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. With a population exceeding 46 million, it is the 35th-most populous country. It consists of 18 governorates. The country is bordered by Turkey to the north, Saudi Arabia to the south, Iran to the east, Syria to the west, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, and Jordan to the southwest. The capital and largest city is Baghdad. Iraqi people are diverse; mostly Arabs, as well as Kurds, Turkmen, Yazidis, Assyrians, Armenians, Mandaeans, Persians and Shabakis with similarly diverse geography and wildlife. Most Iraqis are Muslims – minority faiths include Christianity, Yazidism, Zoroastrianism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism and Judaism. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish; others also recognized in specific regions are Assyrian, Turkish, and Armenian. Read more on Wikipedia