Iraq is divided into 18 governorates or provinces (muhafazah): Image File history File links Map showing the provinces of Iraq File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A governorate is a subnational entity. ... This article is about political regions. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Governorate. ...
The Republic of Iraq sits on land that is historically known as Mesopotamia (Al-Rafidayn in Arabic and Beth Nahrain in Aramaic), which means 'land between the rivers' in Greek, also largely comprising the eastern and bigger arm of the Fertile Crescent.
Iraq's relations with the United States continued to worsen and in March of 2003 Iraq was invaded and occupied by the United States and allies (see 2003 Iraq War) on the grounds that Iraq was hiding weapons of mass destruction and refusing to cooperate with the UN.
Iraq is known primarily for an instrument called the oud (similar to a lute) and a rebab (similar to a fiddle); its stars include Ahmed Mukhtar and the Assyrian Munir Bashir.
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