Iraq (/ ɪ ˈ r æ k /, / ɪ ˈ r ɑː k / or / aɪ ˈ r æ k /; Arabic: اَلْعِرَاقُ , al-ʿirāq; Kurdish: عێراق Êraq), officially the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْعِرَاقِ Jumhūriyyah al-ʿIrāq; Kurdish: کۆماری عێراق Komarî Êraq), is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the …

