Lake Qadisiyah , as seen from the ISS "Colors patiently swirl in a reservoir in Iraq. The #StoryOfWater." - Kjell Lindgren

Irak

Hlavné mesto: Bagdad · Juhozápadná Ázia

Irak, dlhý tvar Iracká republika, je štát v juhozápadnej Ázii.

Foto: NASA/Kjell Lindgren, Public domain · zdroj

Sunset over Joint Base Balad

Sunset over Joint Base Balad

Foto: Dainomite, CC BY-SA 3.0 · zdroj

Shanidar Cave

Shanidar Cave

Foto: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

Image was clicked at Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Sasan, Gujarat, India

Image was clicked at Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Sasan, Gujarat, India

Foto: Vickey Chauhan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

Geografia

Irak sa nachádza v juhozápadnej Ázii pri Perzskom zálive. Jeho poloha je vymedzená 29°05´ až 37°23´ severnej zemepisnej šírky a 38°45´ až 48°41´ východnej zemepisnej dĺžky. S rozlohou 432 162 km² je po Saudskej Arábii (2 149 690 km²) a Jemene (527 970 km²) tretím najväčším arabským štátom Ázie. K územiu Iraku patrí i 4 910 km² Perzského zálivu.

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Lake Dukan, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan.

Lake Dukan, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan.

Foto: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

water levels at a reservoir upstream of Mosul Dam.

water levels at a reservoir upstream of Mosul Dam.

Foto: NASA, Public domain · zdroj

Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq

Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq

Foto: ‫سید محمود جوادی‬‎, CC BY 3.0 · zdroj

Obyvateľstvo

Väčšinu obyvateľstva tvoria Arabi (75 %), z ktorých väčšia časť, najmä južne od Bagdadu vyznáva šiitizmus (58 % obyvateľstva Iraku).[1] Sunnitský islam vyznávajú Arabi v západnej časti krajiny (z provincie Saladin okolo mesta Tikrít pochádzal Saddám Husajn, v provincii Anbár zasa začal vznikať Islamský štát (militantná organizácia)). Kurdi, žijúci v severnej časti pohraničia s Iránom tvoria takmer pätinu obyvateľstva Iraku a spravujú autonómne územie s hlavným mestom v Erbíle. Väčšina Kurdov sú sunnitskí moslimovia, aj keď mnohí vyznávajú šíitsku formu islamu alebo iné gnostické prúdy (najznámejší sú Jezídi v okolí Sindžáru, ale existujú aj ďalšie skupiny ako Jarsani a Šabaci).

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The map accompanies The Campaign in Mesopotamia 1914-1918. Volume II , and shows a stretch of the River Tigris between Ali Gharbi [‘Alī al Gharbī] and Shumran [Ash…

The map accompanies The Campaign in Mesopotamia 1914-1918. Volume II , and shows a stretch of the River Tigris between Ali Gharbi [‘Alī al Gharbī] and Shumran [Ash…

Foto: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office,…, OGL 2 · zdroj

Bagdad in Iraq at night. View from East; height, 35,000 feet; distance, 95 miles

Bagdad in Iraq at night. View from East; height, 35,000 feet; distance, 95 miles

Foto: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY 3.0 · zdroj

View of Sulaymaniyah (Slemani) City in Winter Snow

View of Sulaymaniyah (Slemani) City in Winter Snow

Foto: Diyar Muhammed, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

In Baghdad on the Martyrs Bridge near the Mustansiriya school

In Baghdad on the Martyrs Bridge near the Mustansiriya school

Foto: Ahmedraad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

A reconstructed portion of the ruins of Babylon

A reconstructed portion of the ruins of Babylon

Foto: Osama Sarm, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

The Monastery of Saint Matthew and its environs

The Monastery of Saint Matthew and its environs

Foto: Levi Clancy, CC0 · zdroj

This is a photo of a monument in Iraq identified by the ID

This is a photo of a monument in Iraq identified by the ID

Foto: Hussein A.Al-mukhtar, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

The ruins of the city of Hatra, in Nineveh Governorate

The ruins of the city of Hatra, in Nineveh Governorate

Foto: Husseinal-mauktar, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

View of the castle in the middle of Hawler, Kurdistan

View of the castle in the middle of Hawler, Kurdistan

Foto: jan kurdistani, CC BY-SA 2.0 · zdroj

Human shields greeted as they cross the border into Iraq The Human Shield Action to Iraq crossed the border into northern Iraq from Syria on the 15th of February, 2003.…

Human shields greeted as they cross the border into Iraq The Human Shield Action to Iraq crossed the border into northern Iraq from Syria on the 15th of February, 2003.…

Foto: Christiaan Briggs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · zdroj

Irak

Foto: Mahmoudalrawi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · zdroj

Mesopotamian Marshes of Iraq at night: reed house Mudhif , narrow canoe Mashoof & water.

Mesopotamian Marshes of Iraq at night: reed house Mudhif , narrow canoe Mashoof & water.

Foto: (Ahmed Abdul Amiralem) احمد عبدالاميرلازم, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

Imam Ali Holy Shrine, Najaf, Iraq - February 2022 - Photo by: Safa Daneshvar

Imam Ali Holy Shrine, Najaf, Iraq - February 2022 - Photo by: Safa Daneshvar

Foto: Safa.daneshvar, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

في شارع المتنبي تمثال الشاعر ابو الطيب المتنبي

في شارع المتنبي تمثال الشاعر ابو الطيب المتنبي

Foto: Mondalawy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

the great walls of the ancient city of Babylon

the great walls of the ancient city of Babylon

Foto: Qayssar B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

A picture in a rainy atmosphere of the spiral minaret in Samarra _ Iraq

A picture in a rainy atmosphere of the spiral minaret in Samarra _ Iraq

Foto: Abdulmomen Laith Mahmoud ( عبدالمؤمن ليث محمود ), CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

پاسی گەشتیاریی هەولێر

پاسی گەشتیاریی هەولێر

Foto: Kushared (Mohammed Sardar), CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

Detail of an alabaster bas-relief of Ashurbanipal's lion-hunt scene. 7th century BC. From the North Palace at Nineveh, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The…

Detail of an alabaster bas-relief of Ashurbanipal's lion-hunt scene. 7th century BC. From the North Palace at Nineveh, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The…

Foto: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

This clay tablet, which was excavated by Hormuzd Rassam, dates back to the Neo-Assyrian Period, 7th century BC. It narrates the so-called the Babylonian Flood Story. Mr.…

This clay tablet, which was excavated by Hormuzd Rassam, dates back to the Neo-Assyrian Period, 7th century BC. It narrates the so-called the Babylonian Flood Story. Mr.…

Foto: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 · zdroj

Irak

Hlavné mesto: Bagdad · Juhozápadná Ázia

Irak, dlhý tvar Iracká republika, je štát v juhozápadnej Ázii.

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