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text_A: Iraq is between two countries.
text_B: Iraq -LRB- -LSB- ɪˈræk -RSB- , -LSB- ɪˈrɑːk -RSB- , or -LSB- aɪˈræk -RSB- العراق ; عێراق -RRB- , officially known as the Republic of 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 .. Western Asia. Western Asia. Turkey. Turkey. Iran. Iran. Kuwait. Kuwait. Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia. Jordan. Jordan. Syria. Syria. The capital , and largest city , is Baghdad .. Baghdad. Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds ; others include Assyrians , Turkmen , Shabakis , Yazidis , Armenians , Mandeans , Circassians , and Kawliya .. Arabs. Arabs. Kurds. Kurds. Assyrians. Assyrian people. Turkmen. Iraqi Turkmens. Shabakis. Shabak people. Yazidis. Yazidis. Armenians. Armenians in Iraq. Mandeans. Mandeans. Circassians. Circassians in Iraq. Kawliya. Kawliya. Around 95 % of the country 's 36 million citizens are Muslims , with Christianity , Yarsan , Yezidism , and Mandeanism also present .. Muslims. Muslims. Christianity. Christianity. Yarsan. Yarsan. Yezidism. Yezidism. Mandeanism. Mandeanism. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish .. Arabic. Arabic. Kurdish. Kurdish languages. Iraq has a coastline measuring 58 km on the northern Persian Gulf and encompasses the Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain , the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range , and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert .. Persian Gulf. Persian Gulf. Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain. Tigris–Euphrates river system. Zagros mountain range. Zagros Mountains. Syrian Desert. Syrian Desert. Two major rivers , the Tigris and Euphrates , run south through Iraq and into the Shatt al-Arab near the Persian Gulf .. Persian Gulf. Persian Gulf. Tigris. Tigris. Euphrates. Euphrates. Shatt al-Arab. Shatt al-Arab. These rivers provide Iraq with significant amounts of fertile land .. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers , historically known as Mesopotamia , is often referred to as the cradle of civilisation .. Tigris. Tigris. Euphrates. Euphrates. between the Tigris and Euphrates. Tigris–Euphrates river system. Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia. cradle of civilisation. cradle of civilisation. It was here that mankind first began to read , write , create laws , and live in cities under an organised government -- notably Uruk , from which `` Iraq '' is derived .. Uruk. Uruk. The area has been home to successive civilisations since the 6th millennium BC .. 6th millennium BC. 6th millennium BC. Iraq was the centre of the Akkadian , Sumerian , Assyrian , and Babylonian empires .. Akkadian. Akkadian Empire. Sumerian. Neo-Sumerian Empire. Assyrian. Neo-Assyrian Empire. Babylonian. Neo-Babylonian Empire. It was also part of the Median , Achaemenid , Hellenistic , Parthian , Sassanid , Roman , Rashidun , Umayyad , Abbasid , Ayyubid , Mongol , Safavid , Afsharid , and Ottoman empires .. Median. Median Empire. Achaemenid. Achaemenid Assyria. Hellenistic. Seleucid Empire. Parthian. Arsacid Empire. Sassanid. Sassanid Empire. Roman. Roman Empire. Rashidun. Rashidun Caliphate. Umayyad. Umayyad Caliphate. Abbasid. Abbasid Caliphate. Ayyubid. Ayyubid dynasty. Mongol. Ilkhanate. Safavid. Safavid Empire. Afsharid. Afsharid dynasty. Ottoman. Ottoman Empire. Iraq 's modern borders were mostly demarcated in 1920 by the League of Nations when the Ottoman Empire was divided by the Treaty of Sevres .. Ottoman. Ottoman Empire. League of Nations. League of Nations. Treaty of Sevres. Treaty of Sevres. Iraq was placed under the authority of the United Kingdom as the British Mandate of Mesopotamia .. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Kingdom. Kingdom of Iraq. Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia. British Mandate of Mesopotamia. British Mandate for Mesopotamia ( legal instrument ). A monarchy was established in 1921 and the Kingdom of Iraq gained independence from Britain in 1932 .. Kingdom. Kingdom of Iraq. Kingdom of Iraq. Kingdom of Iraq. In 1958 , the monarchy was overthrown and the Iraqi Republic created .. Iraq was controlled by the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party from 1968 until 2003 .. controlled by. Ba'athist Iraq. Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. Ba'ath Party ( Iraqi-dominated faction ). After an invasion by the United States and its allies in 2003 , Saddam Hussein 's Ba'ath Party was removed from power and multi-party parliamentary elections were held in 2005 .. parliamentary. Parliamentary system. an invasion. 2003 invasion of Iraq. its allies. Multi-National Force – Iraq. Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein. parliamentary elections were held in 2005. Iraqi parliamentary election, December 2005. The American presence in Iraq ended in 2011 , but the Iraqi insurgency continued and intensified as fighters from the Syrian Civil War spilled into the country .. American presence in Iraq. Iraq War. Iraqi insurgency. Iraqi insurgency ( 2011–13 ). Syrian Civil War. Syrian Civil War
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