Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background … Universalium
Baghdad — /bag dad, beuhg dad /, n. a city in and the capital of Iraq, in the central part, on the Tigris. 2,800,000. Also, Bagdad. * * * or Bagdad City (pop., 1999 est.: metro. area, 4,689,000), capital of Iraq. Located on the Tigris River, the site has… … Universalium
Kirkuk — Infobox Country or territory official name = Kirkuk native name = كهركووك, كركوك nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image image shield = mapsize = map caption = Location of Kirkuk in Iraqi map pushpin pushpin label position =… … Wikipedia
Human rights in post-invasion Iraq — have been the subject of concerns and controversies since the 2003 invasion. Concerns have been expressed about conduct by insurgents, the U.S. led coalition forces and the Iraqi government. The U.S. is investigating several allegations of… … Wikipedia
Iraq prison abuse scandals — About six months after the invasion of Iraq rumors of Iraq prison abuse scandals started to emerge.The best known abuse incidents occurred at the large Abu Ghraib prison. Graphic pictures of some of those abuse incidents were made public. Less… … Wikipedia
`Abdu'r-Rahmán — Shaykh Abdu r Raḥmán (full name: Shaykh Abdu r Rahman i Talabani of Karkuk) was a Sufi leader who lived in Iraq. He posed many mystical questions to Bahá u lláh who wrote the Seven Valleys and Four Valleys as a reply … Wikipedia
Rauf Hassan — is one of the most famous Kurdish writers who was born in 1945 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.He has been in prison ..because his revolutionary articles against the Baath Party regime in Iraq ...He was one of the writers who wrote for Revolution in… … Wikipedia
Kirkouk — 35° 28′ 12″ N 44° 23′ 45″ E / 35.469985, 44.395773 … Wikipédia en Français
Kirkuk — Kirkouk Kirkouk (ar) كركوك (ku) Kerkûk Kirkūk, Karkuk Administration … Wikipédia en Français
Kurdistan — /kerr deuh stan /; Pers. /koohrdd di stahn /, n. 1. a mountain and plateau region in SE Turkey, NW Iran, and N Iraq: inhabited largely by Kurds. 74,000 sq. mi. (191,660 sq. km). 2. any of several types of rugs woven by the Kurds of Turkey or Iran … Universalium
