Iraq shares borders with Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south.
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Headlines
Hobby Lobby’s Smuggled Artifacts Will Be Returned To Iraq
Special Issue of World Heritage Review on Iraq
Flickr
Museum of Iraq 2.0
Twitter
@Iraqesque
Food
Iraq is the world’s largest producer of dates.
Marshes
http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/96/7/463.1.full
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Arabs
Parks and Protected Areas
https://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/usa/?13512/Iraqs-first-national-park-announced
http://www.erbilcitadel.org
World Heritage
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Lanscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/45790
http://www.biodiv.be/iraq/implementation/marshlands/wh-iraqi-marshlands/dossier-iraqi-marshs-world-heritage
http://arcwh.org/world-heritage-nomination-ahwar-southern-iraq-refuge-biodiversity-and-relict-landscape-mesopotamian
http://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/142356
http://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/142249
Intangible Heritage
Provision of services and hospitality during the Arba’in
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