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Guide to '''Iraq ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Iraq ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
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Iraq is a country in the Middle East bordered by [[Türkiye Genealogy|Türkiye]], [[Iran Genealogy|Iran]], [[Kuwait Genealogy|Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabia Genealogy|Saudi Arabia]], [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]], and [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]]. It was under [[Ottoman Empire Genealogy|Ottoman Empire]] rule from 1534-1705 and then from 1831-1920. At the end of World War I, Iraq was under [[England Genealogy|British]] control and was made into a monarchy. There were a series of power changes thereafter, including the Ramadan Revolution in February 1963, the November 1963 Iraqi Coup d'état, and a Baathist coup in 1968. Saddam Hussein gained power in 1979. He led the country through many wars; the Iran-Iraq War from 1980-1988, the First US-Iraq War (or the Gulf War). His rule ended in the US-Iraq War in 2003. The official languages are Arabic and Kurdish.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Iraq," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq, accessed 28 April 2016.</ref> | Iraq is a country in the Middle East bordered by [[Türkiye Genealogy|Türkiye]], [[Iran Genealogy|Iran]], [[Kuwait Genealogy|Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabia Genealogy|Saudi Arabia]], [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]], and [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]]. It was under [[Ottoman Empire Genealogy|Ottoman Empire]] rule from 1534-1705 and then from 1831-1920. At the end of World War I, Iraq was under [[England Genealogy|British]] control and was made into a monarchy. There were a series of power changes thereafter, including the Ramadan Revolution in February 1963, the November 1963 Iraqi Coup d'état, and a Baathist coup in 1968. Saddam Hussein gained power in 1979. He led the country through many wars; the Iran-Iraq War from 1980-1988, the First US-Iraq War (or the Gulf War). His rule ended in the US-Iraq War in 2003. The official languages are Arabic and Kurdish.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Iraq," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq, accessed 28 April 2016.</ref> | ||
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