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//Iraq// > **The summer months are marked by two kinds of wind phenomena: the southern and southeasterly sharqi, a dry, dusty wind with occasional gusts to eighty kilometers an hour, occurs from April to early June and again from late September through November; the shamal, a steady wind from the north and northwest, prevails from mid-June to mid-September. Very dry air which accompanies the shamal permits intensive sun heating of the land surface but also provides some cooling effect. Dust storms accompany these winds and may rise to height of several thousand meters, causing hazardous flying conditions and closing airports for brief periods of time.** > The mountains in the northeast are an extension of the alpine system that runs eastward from the Balkans through southern Turkey, northern Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan eventually reaching the Himalayas. The desert is in the southwest and central provinces along the borders with Saudi Arabia and Jordan and geographically belongs with the Arabian Peninsula. > Iraq holds a special distinction in the history of geography: a clay tablet generally accepted as "the earliest known map" was unearthed in 1930 during the excavation of Ga-Sur at Nuzi Yorghan Tepe, near the towns of Harran and Kirkuk, 200 miles (322 km) north of the site of Babylon. The tablet, measuring 6.8 × 7.6 in (173 × 193 mm), is usually dated from the dynasty of Sargon of Akkrad between 2500-2300 BC; an even earlier date for the tablet was promulgated by archeologist Leo Bagrow,[|[1]] placing it in theAgade Period (3800 BC).**
 * **Major Government- Baghdad**
 * **Major Religions- Islam**
 * **Languages Spoken-** Arabic, Kurdish, Turkoman, Assyrian, Armenia
 * **Current leader or president- President Jalal Talabani**
 * **Brief history of the country including any important people and major wars-** A brief lull in the aerial attacks on Baghdad by coalition forces, along with statements by U.S. officials regarding the potential surrender of significant portions of Iraq's Republican Guard units, provided additional evidence of special forces and intelligence unit contact with Hussein's inner circle.
 * **Currency-** A currency that is tightly linked to the dollar would ... make it harder for the government of Iraq to manage its dependence on oil revenues.
 * **Major cultural traditions (holidays/foods etc..)-** Iraqi stories are mainly stories that have morals because culturally, they want the children to be advised not to sin and stories are a simple way to convey the message.
 * **Climate- The average temperatures in Iraq range from higher than 48 degree C (120 Fahrenheit) in July and August to below freezing in January. A majority of the rainfall occurs from December through April and is more abundant in the mountainous region and may reach 100 centimeters a year in some places.**
 * **Climate- The average temperatures in Iraq range from higher than 48 degree C (120 Fahrenheit) in July and August to below freezing in January. A majority of the rainfall occurs from December through April and is more abundant in the mountainous region and may reach 100 centimeters a year in some places.**
 * **Population- The population of Iraq is approximately 31,234,000.**
 * **Geography- **The geography of Iraq ** is diverse and falls into four main regions: the desert (west of the __ Euphrates __), Upper Mesopotamia (between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers), the northern highlands of Iraqi Kurdistan, and Lower Messopotamia, the alluvial plain extending from around Tikrit to the Persian Gulf.
 * **Major Resource- Oil,** phosphates, sulfurm, gold
 * **Major tourist attractions and or historical sights-** The Baghdad Zoo was a major attraction in Iraq, even before the United States came into play.
 * **Median Family Income- 500 dollars a year.**
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