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Geography of Iraq. Coordinates: 33°00′N 44°00′E. Overview map of Iraq. Topography of Iraq. The geography of Iraq is diverse and falls into five main regions: the desert (west of the Euphrates), Upper Mesopotamia (between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers), the northern highlands of Iraq, Lower Mesopotamia, and the alluvial plain ...
An enlargeable topographic map of Iraq. Geography of Iraq. Iraq is a: Country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. Western Asia; Fertile Crescent. Mesopotamia; Time zone: UTC+03; Extreme points of Iraq High: Cheekha Dar 3,611 m (11,847 ft) Low: Persian Gulf 0 m; Land boundaries: 3,650 km Iran 1,458 km Saudi ...
Internet TLD. .iq. .العراق. Iraq, [a] officially the Republic of Iraq, [b] is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. With a population of over 46 million, it is the 35th-most populous country. A federal parliamentary republic, it consists of 18 governorates.
The percentage of Christians has fallen from 6% in 1991 or 1.5 million to about one third of this. Estimates say there are 500,000 Christians in Iraq. [31] Nearly all Iraqi Kurds identify as Sunni Muslims. A 2014 survey in Iraq concluded that "98% of Kurds in Iraq identified themselves as Sunnis and only 2% identified as Shias". [32]
The geology of Iraq includes thick sequences of marine and continental sedimentary rocks over poorly understood basement rock, at the junction of the Arabian Plate, the Anatolian Plate, and the Iranian Plate.
Administrative divisions of Iraq. The main subdivision in Iraq is the 18 muhafazah, also known as governorates. Before 1976 they were called liwas, or banner. [1] Under the Constitution of Iraq adopted in 2005, one or more provinces may elect to form a Region, which has the right to a share of oil revenues. Modern Iraq mostly covers the Ottoman ...
[4] [5] Erbil Citadel and The Ahwar of Southern Iraq were added to the list in 2014 and 2016, respectively, the latter being Iraq's first mixed property. [6] [7] Later on, Babylon was added in 2019. [8] As of 2024, three of the five properties are placed on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger.
Iraq geography-related lists (1 C, 11 P) A. Armenian Highlands (4 C, 14 P) B. Borders of Iraq (8 C, 5 P) Buildings and structures in Iraq (9 C, 3 P) D.