Iraq, which was previously known as Mesopotamia, is a country of the Middle East straddling most of the northwestern tip of the Zagros mountain range. Iraq is surrounded by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, Syria to the northwest, Jordan to the west, Iran to the east and Turkey to the north. Iraq boasts a very slender section of seashore at Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf. There are total two major flowing rivers like the Tigris and the Euphrates. The capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
The rich history of Iraq dates back to ancient Mesopotamia. During its profound history, Iraq has been the hub of the Babylonian, Assyrian, Akkadian and Abbasid empires. Iraq has some different characteristics in case of weather, music, culture, sports and festivals. You will get acquainted with each one of its while going to Iraq Tours.
Iraq portrays a changeable climate all round the year. The average temperatures mainly remain higher than 48 degree Centigrade during July and August. A majority of the rainfall occurs from December to April. It is much profound in the hilly region and it can also reach almost 100 centimeters in every year. Winter rainfall ranges to 10 centimeters also. Most of the days, the night time stay clear in the summer. Sometimes one third of the nights remain cloudy in the winter.
Music of Iraq displays the cultural heritage of the country. The most admired singers during 1930 and 1940s were perhaps the Jew Salima Pasha. Due to the influx of various instruments and the instrumental players, Iraqi music has gained good reputation among all.
Iraq is the country with several festivals and holidays. Christmas celebrations in Iraq are the amalgamation of tradition and religion. Unlike the other parts of the world, Iraq celebrates Christmas Eve with grand ceremony and energy. Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ and also marks the mid-winter holidays. Iraqi Christian families like Assyrians throng together and one of the children mainly reads the story of birth of Jesus whereas other family members stand with lighted candles in their hand. The Christmas day is also rejoiced with superb grandeur.
New Year Celebrations in Iraq are wonderful and marked by great joy. The local people believe that the day brings in luck and enjoyment to the Iraqi people. On this day, people do several things to take pleasure in themselves. This day is favored as holiday for the Iraqi people.
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