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Answer 1
Iraq has nothing to do with any Arabic words. It comes from the Pahlavi (middle Iranian language) Arak, which means "lowland".
Iraq has been ruled by people from what is now Iran including non-Indo-European Kasistes, Gutians and Lullubi and Indo-European Medes, Achaemenid Persians, Scythian Parthians and Sassanid Persians.
Iranian loan words and speech are everywhere in Iraq, including the capital Baghdad which comes from Avestan "Baga Dad" or "gift from God."
Answer 2
The ancient city of uruk was also called erech. ū'rʊk) or Erech (ē'rĕk). If you follow the pronounciation of the word, (ē'rĕk) the phonetics are similar ('Irāq). It appears the nation is named after the ancient city of erech or uruk.
Answer 3
Al-Iraq literally means "the land between [the two] rivers" in Arabic. The name comes as a result of the Arabic translation of the region's former Greek Name "Mesopotamia" which means exactly the same thing. The name Al-Iraq (in the Arabic) to refer to the territory first became commonly used in the 7th Century.
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∙ 14y agoIraq in Arabic (which is the official language there) means the land between the 2 rivers. it also means the land in which its green grass stretches out until it almost looks black.
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What ancient region is Iraq located in?
Iraq was once called Mesopotamia.
What is in Mesopotamia now?
Mesopotamia IS the former name. The current name is Iraq.
What is Mesopotamia called today?
Large parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran.
Why are people from Iraq called Iraqi not Iraqi-an?
Iraqi
What was the enemy called in Iraq?
There have been numerous enemies faced by the US coalition and their allies in Iraq. They have generally been called "the Insurgency", but are composed of separate militias and paramilitaries.
What is a person from Iraq called?
A person from Iraq is called an Iraqi.
What was the modern day Iraq called?
Iraq has been called Iraq through most of the modern period.
Why is it called Iraq war?
because it is in iraq......
What was iraq called before it was iraq?
Mesopotomia.
Why is it called the War in Iraq?
The war in Iraq is called this because the war is within Iraq, its not with any other country. Iraq is having civil wars. Iraq can not stabilize their government or economy.
What was the country Iraq called before it was Iraq?
Mesopotamia
Baghdad is the capital of what country?
Iraq has a capital called Baghdad.
Is Mesopotamia lacated in Iraq?
Yes, in ancient times it was called Mesopotamia but now it is called Iraq.
What is an Iraq person called?
A person from Iraq is called an Iraqi.
What ancient region is Iraq located in?
Iraq was once called Mesopotamia.
Was Iraq at war in 1983?
Yes, Iraq was at war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. This was called the Iran-Iraq war.
What are the coins in Iraq called?
they are known as the Iraqi Dinar What is name for coins in Iraq
