العراق هو احدى الدول العربية الواقعة في المشرق العربي، يقع في جنوب غرب القارة الآسيوية. يقع إلى الشمال من المملكة العربية السعودية، وإلى الجنوب من تركيا، والشرق من سورية و الأردن ، وإلى الغرب من ايران. هناك آراء مختلفة عن اصل كلمة العراق حيث يرجح بعض المستشرقين ان مصدرها هي مدينة أورك السومرية القديمة والتي تسمى الأن بالوركاء وقد ذكرت مدينة أورك في ملحمة گلگامش حيث قام گلگامش ببناء سور حول المدينة و معبد للآلهة عشتار ، يرى البعض الأخر ان العراق مصدرها العروق نسبة الى النهرين دجلة و الفرات اللتين ولاهميتيهما شبهتا بالعرق او الوريد ويرى البعض الأخر انها سميت بالعراق نسبة إلى عروق اشجار النخيل التي تتواجد بكثرة في جنوب و وسط العراق بينما يرى الأخرون ان اصل التسمية هي عراقة المنطقة الموغلة بالقدم
The Republic of Iraq is a country in Southwest Asia encompassing most of Mesopotamia as well as the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. It shares borders with ► Kuwait and ► Saudi Arabia to the south, ► Jordan to the west, ► Syria to the northwest, ► Turkey to the north, and ► Iran to the east. It has a very narrow section of coastline at Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf. In the north ► Iraqi Kurdistan has autonomous status.
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Iraq, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Iraq.
Map showing changes in borders of the Mongol Empire from founding by Genghis Khan in 1206, Genghis Khan's death in 1227 to the rule of Kublai Khan (1260–1294). (Uses modern day borders)
Approximate area and major clashes in which DU rounds were used
Iraqi War 2003
Other maps
Ethnic map of Iraq
Satellite maps
Satellite map
Notes and references
General remarks:
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