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Arab Iraq (Arabic: عراق العرب, romanized: ‘Irāq ul-‘Arab, lit. 'Iraq of the Arabs ') was a term used to refer to the Arab -populated region to the west of Persian Iraq . It included Lower Mesopotamia and some desert areas which are geographically connected to the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula without any natural borders.
The name Baku is widely believed to be derived from the old Persian names of the city Bad-kube, meaning "city where the wind blows", or Baghkuh, meaning "Mount of God". Arabic sources refer the city as Baku , Bakukh , Bakuya , and Bakuye , all of which seem to come from the original Persian name.
Iraq, [a] officially the Republic of Iraq, [b] is a country in the Middle East and West Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north , Saudi Arabia to the south , Iran to the east , Syria to the west , the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast , and Jordan to the southwest .
Iraqi people or Iraqis, people from Iraq or of Iraqi descent; A citizen of Iraq, see demographics of Iraq; Iraqi or Araghi (Persian: عراقی), someone or something of, from, or related to Persian Iraq, an old name for a region in Central Iran; Iraqi Arabic, the colloquial form of Arabic spoken in Iraq; Iraqi cuisine; Iraqi culture; The ...
Originating in Iraq, the group underwent various previous name changes, and since 2006 had been known as Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), a name which had failed to gain any traction, as the group had failed to gain or hold any significant territory as ISI, and thus widespread confusion over what to call them was largely absent. [7]
Baghdad Jewish Arabic (Arabic: عربية يهودية بغدادية, עַרָבִיָּה יְהוּדִיַּה בַּגדָאדִיַּה) or autonym haki mal yihud (Jewish Speech) or el-haki malna (our speech) [1] is the variety of Arabic spoken by the Jews of Baghdad and other towns of Lower Mesopotamia in Iraq.
Al-watan (Arabic: الوطن), meaning homeland, heimat, country, or nation, may refer to: Politics ... Ardulfurataini, national anthem of Iraq from 1981 to 2003
The oldest inhabited places of al-Mada'in was on its eastern side, which in Arabic sources is called "the Old City", where the residence of the Sasanians, known as the White Palace, was located. The southern side of al-Mada'in was known as Aspanbar, which was known by its prominent halls, riches, games, stables, and baths. [3]