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Iraq A-Z

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to the country of Iraq.
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Last updated: August 9, 2020
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A
Most spoken language
Arabic
B
Ancient capital near Baghdad
Babylon
C
Persian king that conquered the above in 539 BC and freed the Jews
Cyrus
D
Currency of Iraq
Dinar
E
One of the Mesopotamian rivers
Euphrates
F
Historical vegetation region that includes modern-day Iraq
Fertile Crescent
G
International area of Baghdad
Green Zone
H
Famous dictator that ruled the country from 1979-2003
Hussein
I
This "caliphate" has operated in Iraq since 2013
ISIS
J
Iraq formed a short-lived federation with this country in 1958
Jordan
K
Second largest ethnic group
Kurds
L
Iraq is sometimes included in this historical and geographical region
Levant
M
This group conquered Baghdad in 1258 and ended the Islamic Golden Age by doing so
Mongols
N
Ancient city on the outskirts of Mosul that was once the capital of the Assyrian Empire
Nineveh
O
The most important export of Iraq
Oil
P
Body of water Iraq borders
Persian Gulf
Q
Most read book in Iraq
Quran
R
Islamic month of fasting
Ramadan
S
This denominations of Islam has the most followers
Shia
T
Counterpart of M
Tigris
U
Iraq became a mandatory of this country after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom
V
Modest garment for women
Veil
W
The Hanging Gardens of B is considered to be one of Ancient World's of these
Wonder
X
Persian king that destroyed the statue of Marduk
Xerxes
Y
Ancient ethno-religious group
Yazidis
Z
Mesopotamian pyramid with steps
Ziggurat
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2 Comments
+11
Level 73
Jun 5, 2020
T should be the counterpart of E and not M.
+3
Level 55
Jan 26, 2024
I agree the clue for T should be "Counterpart of E".