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Iraq Iraq ( , , or ; Arabic: العراق‎ ‎ "al-‘Irāq "; Kurdish: عێراق‎ "Eraq "), officially known as the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق‎ ‎ " "; Kurdish: کۆماری عێراق‎ "Komari Eraq ") is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds; others include Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandeans, Circassians, and Kawliya. Around 95% of the country's /1e6 round 0 million citizens are Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism, and Mandeanism also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.
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Kuwait Kuwait ( ; Arabic: الكويت‎ ‎ "al-Kuwait ", ] or ] ), officially the State of Kuwait (Arabic: دولة الكويت‎ ‎ "  "), is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. s of 2016 , Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people; 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 2.9 million are expatriates. Expatriates account for 70% of the population.
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Turkish occupation of northern Syria The Turkish occupation of northern Syria, also known as the North Aleppo Border Pocket, the Northern Syria Security Belt, or the Safe Zone (Turkish: "Güvenli Bölge" ), refers to areas of Syria captured and occupied since August 2016 by the Turkish Armed Forces and Turkish-backed Turkmen and Arab forces during the Syrian Civil War. Turkish-occupied Syria consists of a 1,620 square kilometer area which encompasses around 217 settlements, including: al-Bab, Azaz, Dabiq and Jarabulus. This territory had previously been controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Syrian opposition, the Syrian Democratic Forces, and the Syrian government.
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History of Iraq (2003–11) The history of Iraq from 2003 to 2011 is characterized by a large United States military deployment on Iraqi territory, beginning with the U.S.-led invasion of the country in March 2003 which overthrew the Ba'ath Party government of Saddam Hussein and ending with the departure of US troops from the country in 2011 (though the Iraq War that commenced in 2003 continued and subsequently intensified during 2013). Troops for the invasion came primarily from the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland, but 29 other nations also provided some troops, and there were varying levels of assistance from Japan and other countries.
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Iran–Iraq relations Iran–Iraq relations (Persian: روابط ایران و عراق ; Arabic: العلاقات العراقية الإيرانية) extend for millennia into the past. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Iraq share a long border (the longest border by far for both nations) and an ancient cultural and religious heritage. In ancient times Iraq formed part of the core of Persia (modern-day Iran) for about a thousand years.
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Kurds in Kazakhstan Kurds in Kazakhstan refers to the people born in or residing in Kazakhstan who are of Kurdish origin. According to the most recent Kazakh census in 2011, the Kurdish population is 38,325 or 0.2% of the population, but Vice President of the Kurdish Association of Kazakhstan, Malikshah Gasanov numbers the population up to 46,000, because many Kurds list themselves as Turks and Azeris.
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Ar-Rutba District Ar Rutba (Arabic: قضاء_الرطبة‎ ‎ ) is the largest district by area in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, covering 93,445 km², and the least populated in relative and absolute terms, with a population of 24,813 (estimate January 2003), or 0.27 per km². It is also the southernmost district of Al Anbar Governorate, the westernmost of the whole country, and the only district nationwide bordering Jordan. It is centred on the town of Ar Rutba.
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Koy Sanjaq The town Koy Sanjaq (Central Kurdish: کۆیە‎ , Northern Kurdish: "Koye" , also known as Koya; Arabic: كوي سنجق‎ ‎ ), from Turkoman, koy, "town', "village', sanjaq, "district", together: district town, with the original Kurdish name Bijhenjar, is located in the Erbil Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan, close to the Iranian border.
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Religion in Iraq Islam is the official religion of the Islamic republic of Iraq. Iraq is a multi ethnic and multi religious country with Islam, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Yazdanism, Shabakism, Judaism, Mandaeism, Bahā'i, Ahl-e Haqq-Yarsanis, Ishikism and numerous other religions all having a presence in the country. Shia Islam is the main religion in Iraq followed by 50-55% of the population, while Sunni Islam is followed by 32-37% of the people. Many cities throughout Iraq have been areas of historical prominence for both Shia and Sunni Muslims, including Najaf, Karbala, Baghdad and Samarra.
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Karbala Governorate Karbala Governorate (Arabic: كربلاء‎ ‎ "Karbalāʾ") is a governorate in central Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Karbala, a holy city for Shia Muslims for housing the shrine of the revered Imam Hussein. The population is over 99.99% Shia. The governorate includes part of the artificial Lake Milh.
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Damascus Damascus (Arabic: دمشق‎ ‎ "Dimashq " ] , ] ) is the capital and likely the largest city of Syria, following the decline in population of Aleppo due to the battle for the city. It is commonly known in Syria as "ash-Sham" (Arabic: الشام‎ ‎ "ash-Shām ") and nicknamed as the "City of Jasmine" (Arabic: مدينة الياسمين‎ ‎ "Madīnat al-Yāsmīn "). In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major cultural centre of the Levant and the Arab world. The city has an estimated population of 1,711,000 as of 2009 .
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An Numaniyah An Numaniyah (Arabic,النعمانية) is a city on the Tigris river in Iraq, located roughly 140 km southeast of Baghdad in the Wasit Province. It is the site of one of four national training centers for the Iraqi Army.
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Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) heads the government of Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous region in northern Iraq. The government is elected as part of the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament.
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Maskanah Maskanah (Arabic: مسكنة‎ ‎ ) also spelled, Meskene is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Manbij District of the Aleppo Governorate. The town is located 100 km southeast of Aleppo on the Lake Assad part of the Euphrates. Nearby localities include Dayr Hafir, Humaymah Kabirah and Tell Ayoub to the northwest and al-Thawrah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maskanah had a population of 15,477 in the 2004 census. The Syrian government took control of Maskanah on 3 June 2017.
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Galala, Iraq Galala (Central Kurdish: گەڵاڵە‎ ) is a small town in northeast Iraq about 9 km west of Choman.
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Dohuk Dohuk (Kurdish: ‎ , "Dihok "; Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ‎ "Bēṯ Nūhadrā "; Arabic: دهوك‎ ‎ "Dahūk ") is the capital of Dohuk Governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan, it is a Kurdish city with a population of approximately 250,000 inhabitants, consisting mostly of Kurds, with a population of Chaldean and Assyrian Christians that greatly fluctuate in numbers due to the state of violence in the plain below and all over Kurdistan. The city is encircled by mountains along the Tigris river. Dohuk has a growing tourist industry. Its population has increased rapidly since the 1990s, as the rural population moved to the cities. The University of Dohuk, founded in 1992, is a renowned center for teaching and research.
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Nubl Nubl (Arabic: نبل‎ ‎ , also spelled Nubbul or Nubbol) is a small city in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include al-Zahraa immediately to the south, Anadan to the southeast, Tel Rifaat to the northeast, Aqiba to the north, Barad to the west, and Mayer immediately to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nubl had a population of 21,039 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims and together with nearby al-Zahraa, Nubl forms a small Shia-inhabited pocket in a mostly Sunni Muslim area in the Aleppo Governorate.
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Ar-Rutbah Ar-Rutbah (Arabic: الرطبة‎ ‎ , also known as Rutba, Rutbah, Rutbah Wells, or Ar-Rutba) is an Iraqi town in western Al Anbar province, completely inhabited with Sunni Muslims. The population is approximately 22,000. It occupies a strategic location on the Amman-Baghdad road, and the Mosul–Haifa oil pipeline. Considered a "wet spot", it receives 114.3 mm (4.5 inches) of rain annually, and is located on a high plateau. It has been described as "the most isolated town of any size in Iraq."
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Hasur, Syria Hasur (Arabic: حاصور‎ ‎ ) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hasur had a population of 1,149 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
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Tikrit Tikrit (Arabic: تكريت‎ ‎ "Tikrīt", Syriac: ܬܓܪܝܬ‎ Tagriṯ ) sometimes transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit, is a city in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad and 220 km southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate. s of 2012 , it had a population of 160,000.
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Iraqis in Germany Iraqis in Germany include migrants from Iraq to Germany, as well as their descendants. The number of Iraqis in Germany is estimated at around +300,000 people. Of which 122,000 refugees accepted in 2015. The Iraqi community is made up of ethnic Arabs, Kurds, Iraqi Turkmen, as well as smaller minority groups.
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Alhijaj Alhijaj (Arabic: الحجاج‎ ‎ ),is a small town in Iraq, located 180 km northwest of Baghdad on the right bank of Tigris river (at 34.47°N, 43.31°E). The town, with an estimated population in 2002 of about 65,000 is the one of the important cities of Salah ad Din Governorate. Most of the people who lives in the town are governmental employees and farmers.