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1. www.britannica.com › place › IraqIraq | History, Map, Flag, Population, & Facts | Britannica

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   2 days ago · Iraq is a country in southwestern Asia. During ancient times, lands that now constitute Iraq were known as Mesopotamia. The modern nation-state of Iraq was created following World War I from the Ottoman provinces of Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul. The capital city is Baghdad.

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     Iraq - Desert, Arid, Hot: Iraq has two climatic provinces:...

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   • Iraq Under Saddam Hussein

     Iraq - Dictatorship, Invasion, Sanctions: From the early...

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     Iraq - Revolution, Ba'ath, Saddam: After ʿAbd al-Salām ʿĀrif...

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     Baghdad, Iraq. Baghdad, city, capital of Iraq and capital of...

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     Iraq - Oil, Agriculture, Trade: Iraq’s economy was based...

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3. www.britannica.com › event › Iraq-WarIraq War | Summary, Causes, Dates, Combatants, Casualties ...

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   2 days ago · Iraq War, conflict in Iraq (2003–11) that consisted of two phases: a conventionally fought war in March–April 2003, in which a combined force of troops primarily from the United States and Great Britain invaded Iraq and defeated Iraqi military forces, and a second phase consisting of a U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.

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   • U.S. President George W. Bush argued that the vulnerability of the United States following the September 11 attacks of 2001, combined with Iraq’s a...
   • The Iraq War, also called the Second Persian Gulf War, began on March 20, 2003.
   • U.S. President George W. Bush argued for launching a military attack on Iraq. On March 17, 2003, Bush declared an end to diplomacy and issued an ul...
   • The U.S. military formally declared the end of the Iraq War in a ceremony in Baghdad on December 15, 2011, as U.S. troops prepared to withdraw from...

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   3 days ago · Iraq is a parliamentary democracy located in the Middle East with a population of more than 31 million people. Iraq held parliamentary elections in March 2010 and has a coalition government. Iraq is a country with a developing infrastructure and extremely limited tourist facilities.

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   What is the topography of Iraq?

   • Iraq’s topography can be divided into four physiographic regions: the alluvial plains of the central and southeastern parts of the country; Al-Jazīrah (Arabic: “the Island”), an upland region in the north between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; deserts in the west and south; and the highlands in the northeast.

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   What countries border Iraq?

   • Iraq is one of the easternmost countries of the Arab world, located at about the same latitude as the southern United States. It is bordered to the north by Turkey, to the east by Iran, to the west by Syria and Jordan, and to the south by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

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   Where is Iraq located?

   • Iraq is a country in southwestern Asia. During ancient times, lands that now constitute Iraq were known as Mesopotamia. The modern nation-state of Iraq was created following World War I from the Ottoman provinces of Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul. The capital city is Baghdad.

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   How big is the desert in Iraq?

   • Western and southern Iraq is a vast desert region covering some 64,900 square miles (168,000 square km), almost two-fifths of the country. The western desert, an extension of the Syrian Desert, rises to elevations above 1,600 feet (490 metres). The southern desert is known as Al-Ḥajarah in the western part and as Al-Dibdibah in the east.

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6. search.library.yale.edu › digital_collections › dKurdish tribal map of Iraq : showing the Iraq portion of ...

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   4 days ago · Kurdish tribal map of Iraq : showing the Iraq portion of Kurdistan and the major Kurdish tribal divisions within Iraq. Contributor Roosevelt, Archibald, 1918-1990 DLC Published / Created 1944] Publication Place [Tehran, Iran? : Publisher s.n., Description

7. www.undp.org › iraq › publicationsThe Iraq SDG Investor Map - United Nations Development Programme

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   5 days ago · The Iraq SDG Investor Map adopts a holistic approach to sustainable investments in the country, encompassing climate resilience, social cohesion, economic diversification, reconstruction, and the revitalization of the manufacturing sector. It employs an SDG-sensitive investor lens to encompass all regions of the Republic of Iraq.

8. guides.lib.berkeley.edu › cIraq War (2003-2011) - Historical Primary Sources: Military ...

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   3 days ago · Targeting Iraq, Part 1: Planning, Invasion, and Occupation, 1997-2004 (DNSA) Documents on the 2003 invasion of Iraq, providing historical background on U.S. policy debates over Iraq dating to the Clinton administration; internal records that detail the Bush administration's decision-making leading to Operation Iraqi Freedom, including the ...