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Nestled in Southwest Asia, Iraq is a country with a millennia-old history and a rich cultural heritage, often hailed as the cradle of civilization for hosting the ancient cities of Mesopotamia.

It is not a good memory. It was the strategy that George W. Bush’s administration used in its 2003 invasion of Iraq, where ...

The Ahwar is made up of seven components: three archaeological sites and four wetland marsh areas in southern Iraq. The archaeological cities of Uruk and Ur and the Tell Eridu archaeological site ...

According to the ministry, 70.17% of Iraq's population lives in cities, while 29.83% live in rural areas. In northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), 84.57% of the population live in ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

In the Kurdistan Region, urbanization is higher, with 84.57 percent of the population residing in cities and 15.43 percent in rural areas. Iraq’s working-age population, 15-64 years, makes up 60 ...

Given below is a list of area codes for calling Iraq's major cities/regions. Exit code or access code of a country is the code which is necessary to make international calls from that country.