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Iraq ( / ɪ ˈ r æ k / , i / ɪ ˈ r ɑː k / , or / aɪ ˈ r æ k / ; Arabic : العراق al-‘Irāq , Kurdish : Êraq ), officially the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق Jumhūrīyat al-‘Irāq ; Kurdish : كۆماری عێراق Komar-i ‘Êraq ), is a country in Western Asia . The country borders Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The southern part of Iraq is within the Arabian Peninsula . The capital, Baghdad , is in
Iraq has a narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km (36 mi) on the northern Persian Gulf and its territory encompasses the Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain , the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range , and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert . Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates , run south through the centre of Iraq and flow into the Shatt al-Arab near the Persian Gulf . These rivers provide Iraq with significant amounts of fertile land.