Iraq (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)

Iraq (Arabic: العراق‎ al-‘Irāq; Kurdish: عه‌راق Îraqê) is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.

Iraq borders Syria to the northwest, Turkey and Assyria to the north, Iran to the east, Jordan to the west, Najd to the south and southwest, and the Persian Gulf to the south. The capital of Iraq, Baghdad, is in the center-east of the country. Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run through the center of Iraq, flowing from northwest to southeast. These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the steppe and desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.