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Explore Iraq in Google Earth.
Physical map of Iraq showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Iraq.
The satellite view and the map show Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, a nearly landlocked country in the Middle East; its only access to the Ocean is a short coastline at the Persian Gulf in the southeast. Iraq borders Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey.
Iraq. Iraq is a republic in the Middle East. It has an extremely rich history and culture that is still visible today, although accessing it may pose some challenges to visitors. Overview. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. gds.gov.iq.
Explore Iraq Using Google Earth: Google Earth is a free program from Google that allows you to explore satellite images showing the cities and landscapes of Iraq and all of Asia in fantastic detail. It works on your desktop computer, tablet, or mobile phone.
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.
Iraq is a country in southwestern Asia. During ancient times, lands that now constitute Iraq were known as Mesopotamia. The modern nation-state of Iraq was created following World War I from the Ottoman provinces of Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul. The capital city is Baghdad.
The Facts: Capital: Baghdad. Area: 169,235 sq mi (438,317 sq km). Population: ~ 38,500,000. Largest Cities: Baghdad, Basra, Mosul, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk, Najaf, Karbala, Nasiriyah, Amarah, Al Diwaniyah, Kut, Al Hillah, Ramadi, Fallujah, Tal Afar, Samarra. Official language: Arabic, Kurdish.
The Map of Iran and Iraq depicts the location of the two nations, international boundaries, neighboring countries, major cities and country capitals. The major and other roads, rivers, sea ports, airports, national parks, points of interest, etc, are also clearly demarcated on the map.