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    The architecture of Iraq encompasses the buildings of various architectural styles that exist in Iraq. Islamic architecture would flourish during the...
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    Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. With a population...
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    culture of Iraq (Arabic: ثقافة العراق) or the culture of Mesopotamia is one of the world's oldest cultural histories and is considered one of the most...
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    The Iraq War (Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized: ḥarb al-ʿirāq), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003...
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    invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion began on 20 March 2003 and lasted just over one month, including 26 days of major combat...
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    Samarra (redirect from Samarra, Iraq)
    city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, 125 kilometers (78 mi) north of Baghdad. The modern city of Samarra...
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    The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active...
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    Zaha Hadid (category Alumni of the Architectural Association School of Architecture)
    1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognised as a key figure in architecture of the late-20th and early-21st...
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    Baghdad (redirect from Capital of Iraq)
    Baghdad is the capital and largest city of Iraq. Situated on the Tigris, it is part of the Baghdad Governorate and is located near the Diyala River. With...
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    history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings of all...
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    The fortress exemplifies Abbasid architecture in Iraq by demonstrating the "despotic and the pleasure-loving character of the dynasty" in its grand size...
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    marking the beginning of urban development, written language, and monumental architecture. Iraq's territory also includes the heartlands of the Akkadian, Neo-Sumerian...
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    Mashrabiya (category Architecture in Iraq)
    rowshin in Iraq and Jeddah. It is also called shanshūl (شنشول) or rōshān (روشان). Other terms also exist to describe variants of this architectural feature...
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    ramp. The reign of Al-Mutawakkil had a great effect on the appearance of the city, for he seemed to have been a lover of architecture, and the one responsible...
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    Vernacular architecture (also folk architecture) is building done outside any academic tradition, and without professional guidance. It is not a particular...
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    Mudhif (category Architecture in Iraq)
    traditional way of life. Culture of Iraq Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes Iraqi art Vernacular architecture Broadbent, G., "The Ecology of the Mudhif,"...
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    Mosque of Kufa (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْكُوفَة ٱلْمُعَظَّم/ٱلْأَعْظَم, romanized: Masjid al-Muʿaẓẓam/al-ʾAʿaẓam), or Masjid al-Kufa, is located in Kufa, Iraq and...
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    Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (Persian: معمارى ایرانی, Me'māri e Irāni) is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia...
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    Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam. It encompasses both secular and religious styles from the early...
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  • contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.” Founded in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and his wife Cindy, the award...
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    Taq Kasra (redirect from Arch of Ctesiphon)
    Museum of Iran, the architecture of which is adopted from that of Taq-i Kasra Taq Kasra, Madain, Iraq Taq Kasra, Madain, Iraq Taq Kasra, Madain, Iraq Taq...
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    a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the city of Ur near Nasiriyah, in present-day Dhi Qar Province, Iraq. The structure was built during the Early Bronze...
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    Abbasid architecture developed in the Abbasid Caliphate (750 to 1258 CE), primarily in its heartland of Mesopotamia (Iraq). The great changes of the Abbasid...
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    and 1936 in the style of Islamic architecture. The royal cemetery is a building located in the Adhamiyah district between the Iraqi University building...
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    Basra International Stadium (category Football venues in Iraq)
    given to Abdullah Al-Jaburi, a major Iraqi construction contractor, and two American companies, 360 architecture and Newport Global. The main stadium...
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    Rifat Chadirji (category Iraqi architects)
    1926 – 10 April 2020) was an Iraqi Turkmen architect. He was often referred to as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, having designed more than 100...
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    The architecture of Mesopotamia is ancient architecture of the region of the Tigris–Euphrates river system (also known as Mesopotamia), encompassing several...
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    Al-Rahman Mosque, Baghdad (category 1998 establishments in Iraq)
    foundations for architecture in Iraq. Iraq portal Islam portal Architecture of Iraq Grand Mosque of Baghdad Faith Campaign Islam in Iraq List of mosques in...
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    Iraq War Terrorist attacks of the Iraq War Timeline of the Iraq War Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–present Culture of Iraq Architecture of Iraq Cuisine of Iraq...
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    Faisal II (redirect from Feisal II of Iraq)
    last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. This regicide marked the end of the thirty-seven-year-old...
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