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How to Dial an Iraqi Number
Iraq's country code is +964. Mobile numbers are 10 digits long and start with 07 (Zain: 071x/077x, Asiacell: 075x/077x, Korek: 075x/078x). When dialling internationally, drop the leading zero.
City codes (also drop the leading 0): Baghdad 01 → 1, Basra 040 → 40, Mosul 060 → 60, Erbil 066 → 66, Najaf 033 → 33. Type the full number into the Give a Ring dial pad starting with +964 and the app handles the rest.
🇮🇶 Surprising & Funny Facts About Iraq
Writing Was Invented Here
Around 3,200 BC, the Sumerians of present-day Iraq invented cuneiform — the world's first writing system. Essentially, the first text message in history was written here, just on a clay tablet. Delivery was somewhat slower than WhatsApp, but the idea was sound.
The Land Between Two Rivers
Iraq sits in Mesopotamia — literally "land between rivers" in Greek (meso = middle, potamos = river). The Tigris and Euphrates gave birth to the first cities, first governments, and first legal codes on Earth. Every "first" of civilization leads back here — Iraq was basically humanity's first startup.
The Date Palm Kingdom
In the mid-20th century, Iraq produced about 80% of the world's dates and had over 30 million date palms — more trees than people. Today Iraq still ranks among the world's top three date producers. The date palm is so central to Iraqi identity that it appears on the country's coat of arms.
Your Clock Runs on Iraqi Math
Mesopotamian mathematicians developed the sexagesimal (base-60) number system — which is why there are 60 minutes in an hour, 60 seconds in a minute, and 360 degrees in a circle. Every time you check the time, you are using an Iraqi invention that is 5,000 years old. Iraq: the original Silicon Valley.
Babylon Is Still There
The ruins of Babylon — once the greatest city on Earth — sit just 85 km from Baghdad. This is where the Hanging Gardens stood (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), where Hammurabi codified law, where Alexander the Great died. UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site in 2019. You can visit it on a day trip from Baghdad.
The Garden of Eden — Literally
Many scholars and theologians believe that the Mesopotamian Marshes in southern Iraq were the historical location of the biblical Garden of Eden. The marshes, where the Tigris and Euphrates converge before emptying into the Persian Gulf, are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Marsh Arabs have been living there for at least 5,000 years — proof that paradise had good real estate.
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Baghdad — City of Peace
Founded in 762 AD, Baghdad was the largest city in the world during the Abbasid Caliphate's Golden Age. Today it offers the Imam Al-Kadhim Mosque, the Iraqi Museum with priceless Sumerian artifacts, the bustling Al-Mutanabbi Street book market, and views of the Tigris that have inspired poets for over a thousand years.
Babylon — Ancient Wonder
The ruins of Babylon just 85 km south of Baghdad are among the most historically significant sites on Earth. The Ishtar Gate (reconstructed in Berlin's Pergamon Museum), the Processional Way, and the foundations of the Tower of Babel are all here. In 2019, UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site.
Great Ziggurat of Ur — 4,000 Years Old
The Great Ziggurat near Nasiriyah is one of the best-preserved stepped pyramids from ancient Mesopotamia, built around 2,100 BC by King Ur-Nammu. According to biblical tradition, this is the birthplace of Abraham. It is one of those places where you genuinely feel the weight of history under your feet.
Najaf & Karbala — Sacred Cities
Najaf is home to the Imam Ali Mosque — one of the holiest sites in Islam — and the vast Wadi Al-Salam cemetery, the largest in the world. Karbala is the site of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn, drawing millions of pilgrims annually. Both cities are extraordinary in their spiritual intensity.
Erbil Citadel — 6,000 Years of Habitation
The ancient Citadel of Erbil (Qal'at Erbil) is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites on Earth, with evidence of human settlement going back more than 6,000 years. UNESCO-listed since 2014. The modern city of Erbil around it is the thriving capital of Iraqi Kurdistan — a surprising mix of ancient and very contemporary.
Mesopotamian Marshes — A Living Eden
The vast marshlands in southern Iraq, where the Tigris and Euphrates meet, are home to the Marsh Arabs (Ma'dan) who have lived in floating reed villages for millennia. The landscape looks like something out of Genesis — because, according to many traditions, it might be. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016.