{"id":92830,"date":"2026-03-15T13:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T08:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=92830"},"modified":"2026-03-15T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T12:30:30","slug":"iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Iraq Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">six crew members aboard a US KC-135 refuelling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq have been confirmed dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Iraq<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Western Asian country.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by six nations<\/span><b>: Iran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the East; <\/span><b>Kuwait <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the southeast; <\/span><b>Turkey <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the north; <\/span><b>Syria <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the west; <\/span><b>Jordan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the southwest and <\/span><b>Saudi Arabia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Border:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The country has a coastline along the <\/span><b>northern end of the Persian Gulf.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Baghdad<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Iraq<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The climate in Iraq is mainly of the <\/span><b>continental, subtropical semi-arid type,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the north and north-eastern mountainous regions having <\/span><b>a Mediterranean climate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Mountains: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its most prominent hill range is the <\/span><b>Sinj\u0101r Mountains,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whose highest peak reaches an elevation of 4,448 feet (1,356 metres).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Two of the most significant rivers in all of Asia, the <\/span><b>Euphrates and Tigris Rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, drain the land.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Habbaniya and Razzaza\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Desert:<\/b> <b>Western and southern Iraq<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a vast desert region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It mainly consists of Oil, natural gas, phosphates, and sulfur.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/us-iran-war-all-6-crew-members-dead-after-american-kc-135-refuelling-aircraft-crashes-in-iraq\/amp_articleshow\/129557543.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iraq is a West Asian nation bordering Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, with a short coastline on the Persian Gulf. 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