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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 extending from around Tikrit to the Persian Gulf.
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 ...
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 exceeding 46 million, it is the 35th-most populous country. It consists of 18 governorates.
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.
Iraqi Kurdistan is largely mountainous, with the highest point being a 3,611 m (11,847 ft) point known locally as Cheekha Dar ("black tent"). [citation needed] Mountains in Iraqi Kurdistan include the Zagros, Sinjar Mountains, Hamrin Mountains, Mount Nisir and Qandil mountains. There are many rivers running through the region, which is ...
Iraq geography stubs (362 P) Pages in category "Geography of Iraq" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Iraqi people are diverse; mostly Arabs, as well as Kurds, Turkmen, Yazidis, Assyrians, Armenians, Mandaeans, Persians and Shabakis with similarly diverse geography and wildlife. Most Iraqis are Muslims – minority faiths include Christianity , Yazidism , Zoroastrianism , Mandaeism , Yarsanism and Judaism .
[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.