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Iraq for kids

Iraq is a country where people speak Arabic and Kurdish. Its capital city is Baghdad. To greet a friend, kids there say “Marhaba”.

🏳️ Flag: The flag of Iraq
🏛️ Capital city: Baghdad
🗣️ Languages: Arabic and Kurdish
👋 How to say hello: مرحبا / Marhaba
🍽️ A favorite food: Masgouf grilled fish
🎉 A big celebration: Nowruz spring festival
🐾 An animal to spot: Chukar partridge
📍 A famous landmark: Ziggurat of Ur

Fun fact about Iraq

Some of the world's very first writing was invented long ago in the land that is now Iraq.

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Can you say Marhaba the way people in Iraq do?
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