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Arabian Desert |
a very arid region occupying a large portion of the Arabian Peninsula and stretching into Jordan and Iraq. |
Baghdad |
the capital of Iraq. |
dinar |
the chief monetary unit of Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, equaling one thousand fils. [1/8 definitions] |
Euphrates River |
a river that flows from eastern Turkey through Syria and Iraq. In southeastern Iraq, it joins the Tigris River and finally empties with it into the Persian Gulf. |
fils |
the smaller monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates. (Cf. dinar, riyal.) |
Iraqi |
a native or citizen of Iraq, or a descendant thereof. [3 definitions] |
Kurd |
a member of a Muslim people that lives in southeastern Turkey, northern Iran and Iraq, and the Caucasus. |
Sumer |
a region of ancient civilizations in what is now southern Iraq. |
Tigris |
a river in southwestern Asia that flows through Turkey and Iraq, joining the Euphrates in a valley in which some of the most ancient civilizations developed. |
Tigris River |
a river that begins in eastern Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq. In southeastern Iraq, the river joins the Euphrates River and eventually empties into the Persian Gulf. |
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