Iraq

Key Facts About Iraq

• •Iraq is home to ancient Mesopotamia, considered the cradle of civilisation.
• •The Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which define ancient Mesopotamia, run through Iraq.
• •Iraq has the world's fifth-largest proven oil reserves.
• •Baghdad, the capital, was once the world's most populous city during the Abbasid Caliphate.
• •Iraq has over 10,000 archaeological sites, many still unexcavated.

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