Trivia in Iraq
Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country
National symbols
Flag: Pan-Arab colored flag with horizontal tricolor of red, white, and black with green Kufic script "Allahu Akbar" in center
Emblem: National emblem featuring golden Saladin Eagle with national flag on chest shield and country name on ribbon
Trivia & facts
- Baghdad's Mutanabbi Street famous as "Book Street"
- Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets record world's oldest beer recipe
- Oud is considered ancestor of Western lute and guitar
- Basra is date palm production area with over 600 varieties cultivated
- Erbil Citadel has over 6,000 years of continuous habitation
- Arbaeen pilgrimage to Karbala is world's largest foot pilgrimage
- Iraqi national beverage is thick sweet black tea "Iraqi chai"
- Circular city design of early Baghdad was innovative urban planning
- Number of date palms once said to exceed population
- Mesopotamian Marshes also called "Middle East Amazon"