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Iraq (Arabic: العراق () al-‘Irāq, Kurdish: عيَراق), officially the Republic of Iraq, is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing most of Mesopotamia as well as the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. It shares a border with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, and Iran (Persia) to the east. It has a very narrow section of coastline at Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf. It is considered the place where a settled society to have manifested all the features needed to qualify fully as a "civilization" first appeared in the world - the civilization known as Sumeria.
Name
There are several suggestions for the origin of the name of Iraq; one dates back to the Sumerian city of Uruk (or Erech). Another suggestion is that Iraq comes from the Aramaic language, meaning "the land along the banks of the southern rivers."
Under the Sassanid dynasty, there was a region called "Iraq Arabi" which referred to the southern part of modern Iraq. Al-Iraq was the name used by the Arabs themselves for the land since the 6th century.
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Someone asked Shoshanna if she's ever been to Iraq. I feel all KINDS of ways about that.
inetespionage (Erika Nicole Kendall) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:05:00 -0000
Someone asked Shoshanna if she's ever been to Iraq. I feel all KINDS of ways about that.
My homeboy in iraq says wat is the wrld comin too if the war zone he in is safer den america. smh he soo right
ItsJusDePOW (De ) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:04:49 -0000
My homeboy in iraq says wat is the wrld comin too if the war zone he in is safer den america. smh he soo right
#tcot Sickening spin on Hassan in The Guardian,he HEARD too many horror stories from Iraq!! http://tinyurl.com/yj9heox What else...
eurobird (Peter in Fl.) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:03:38 -0000
#tcot Sickening spin on Hassan in The Guardian,he HEARD too many horror stories from Iraq!! http://tinyurl.com/yj9heox What else...
RT George Clooney stars alongside a goat among others in Iraq-based movie http://bit.ly/4uklS3
freeHDmovie (Graboid) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:03:28 -0000
RT George Clooney stars alongside a goat among others in Iraq-based movie http://bit.ly/4uklS3
Same Booms, Different Terrain: While it is sometimes useful to note the similarities in the Iraq and Afghanistan war... http://bit.ly/3qMrW5
pa5fn (Hans Spee) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:03:14 -0000
Same Booms, Different Terrain: While it is sometimes useful to note the similarities in the Iraq and Afghanistan war... http://bit.ly/3qMrW5
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4359 - The Associated Press: US military deaths in Iraq war at 4359The Associ.. http://bit.ly/C9GzE
EstoniaNews (Estonia News) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:59:27 -0000
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4359 - The Associated Press: US military deaths in Iraq war at 4359The Associ.. http://bit.ly/C9GzE
Al-Mansour University College - Presentation of the Baghdad-based university and its departments.
Association of Arab Universities: Republic of Iraq - List of the Universities in the country with addresses and email.
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Basrah Marine Science Centre (BMSC) - The research centre at the university of Basrah presents its departments, the Marine Data Unit, the Marine Consulting Bureau and the Fresh Water Fish Hatchery. With a newsletter, a list of publications from 1975 - 1999, and information for contributors to Marina Mesopotamica and Iraqi Journal of Aquaculture
Basrah University - Unofficial site offering an overview on the university, its colleges and research centres.
Salahaddin University - Kurdish State University located in Irbil (Erbil); offers information on academic programs, the campus, and admissions.
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Sulaimany University - The first Kurdish University in Iraq, founded in 1968, is located in Sulaimany, Kurdistan. The site contains information on the University, its' faculties and the education system, the homepage of the city and the University newspaper.
Universities - A list of universities and scientific institutes with addresses.
University of Dohuk - Official website of the University founded 1992 in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.
University of Mosul, College of Medicine - General information on this educational intitution.
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