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Iraq War Terminology
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to Iraq–Jordan border, the southwest and Syria to Iraq–Syria border, the west. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Iraqi Arabs, Kurds, Iraqi Turkmen, Turkmens, Assyrian people, Assyrians, Armenians in Iraq, Armenians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, Iranians in Iraq, Persians and Shabaks, Shabakis with similarly diverse Geography of Iraq, geography and Wildlife of Iraq, wildlife. The vast majority of the country's 44 million residents are Muslims – the notable other faiths are Christianity in Iraq, Christianity, Yazidism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism and Zoroastrianism. The official langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mawtini (Ibrahim Tuqan Song)
"" ( ar, موطني, lit=My Homeland) is the national anthem of Iraq, being adopted as such in 2004. The song formerly served as an unofficial anthem of State of Palestine, Palestine from the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, late 1930s Palestinian Arab revolt to 1996, when the country formally adopted an official national anthem. Though it has since been superseded by Fida'i, an official national anthem there, many Palestinians still identify strongly with it and consider it a sort of unofficial second national anthem of their country. It is considered one of the Arab nationalism, Arab national anthems. History It is a popular poem written by the Palestinian poetry, Palestinian poet Ibrahim Tuqan, ʾIbrāhīm Ṭūqān c. 1934 and composed by the Lebanese composer Mohammed Flayfel, Muḥammid Flayfil. It served as Palestine's ''de facto'' national anthem from its inception to 1996 when it was officially replaced by "Fida'i, Fidā'ī". However, many Palestinians still ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |