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The main spoken languages in Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish, with Arabic being the most widely spoken, followed by Kurdish, and minority languages such as Turkmen, Neo-Aramaic, and Armenian.
The main spoken languages in Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish, with Arabic being the most widely spoken, followed by Kurdish, and minority languages such as Turkmen, Neo-Aramaic, and Armenian.


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==Iraq Map==
==Iraq Map==

Latest revision as of 20:06, 11 August 2025

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Guide to Iraq ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information[edit | edit source]

Iraq 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. Historically, Iraq was known as Mesopotamia and was governed by various civilizations such as the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. Iraq was also part of the Ottoman Empire until the end of World War I, after which it came under the British mandate until gaining independence in 1932. The main spoken languages in Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish, with Arabic being the most widely spoken, followed by Kurdish, and minority languages such as Turkmen, Neo-Aramaic, and Armenian.

Iraq Map[edit | edit source]

Iraq, administrative divisions - Nmbrs - colored.svg.png

Governorates[edit | edit source]

Modern Iraq is divided into the following 19 governorates and 1 region:

  1. Dohuk
  2. Nineveh
  3. Erbil
  4. Kirkuk
  5. Sulaymaniyah
  6. Saladin
  7. Al Anbar
  8. Baghdad
  9. Diyala
  10. Karbala
  11. Babil
  12. Wasit
  13. Najaf
  14. Al-Qādisiyyah
  15. Maysan
  16. Muthanna
  17. Dhi Qar
  18. Basra
  19. Halabja


  • Kurdistan (region)

References[edit | edit source]

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