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Iraq is 97% Muslim. 65% Shia (Arabs, Feyli Kurds, Turkmen, et al.).Feyli Kurds 32-37% Sunni (Arabs and Kurds). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Iraq
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NamePopulationLatitude/Longitude 1BaghdadBaghdad, Mayorality of Baghdad 5,672,513 33.341 / 44.401 2BasraBasra, Basra Governorate 2,600,000 30.533 / 47.797 3Al Mawşil al JadīdahAl Mawşil al Jadīdah, Nīnawá 2,065,597 36.333 / 43.105 4Al Başrah al QadīmahAl Başrah al Qadīmah, Basra Governorate 2,015,483 30.503 / 47.815 5MosulMosul, Nīnawá1,739,80036.335 / 43.119 6ErbilErbil, Arbīl932,80036.193 / 44.011 7Abu GhraibAbu Ghraib, Mayorality of Baghdad 900,000 33.306 / 44.185 8SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah, As Sulaymānīyah 723,170 35.565 / 45.433 9 KirkukKirkuk, At Taʼmīm 601,43335.468 / 44.392 10NajafNajaf, An Najaf482,576 http://www.geonames. org/IQ/largest-cities-in- iraq.htm l 32.026 / 44.346
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Arabic is the official language of Iraq. It is spoken or understood by almost all the population.official language Kurdish is the largest minority language minority language Azerbaijani is spoken in pockets of northern Iraq and Persian is spoken in pockets of southern Iraq. Created by: Ann G. and Jesse G.
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"CULTURE AWARENESS IN IRAQ" Module 2: Culture in the Classroom What is culture: A person is experience What a person believe A person attitude How a person feel about something A person attitude towards time
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HOSPITALITY… Visitors are treated as kings and must always be fed and looked after. Someone stay in your home for 3 days before you can ask them why they are there and when they are going to leave.
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MEETING PEOPLE… common greeting is a handshake with eye contact and a smile. The standard Arabic/Islamic greeting is "asalaamu alaikum" ("peace be with you"), and then the other person say "wa alaikum salaam" ("and peace be unto you"). Good friends of the same sex may greet each other with a handshake and a kiss on each cheek, starting on the right side of the face.
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DINING ETIQUETTE… Sometimes you have to remove shoes. Sometimes you may eat on the floor, sit cross-legged or kneel on one knee. Never let your feet touch the food mat. Use your right hand for eating and drinking. You should leave some food on your plate it looks like you are a polite person when you have finished eating.
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http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resourc es/global-etiquette/iraq.htmlhttp://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resourc es/global-etiquette/iraq.html http://www.everyculture.com/Ge- It/Iraq.htmlhttp://www.everyculture.com/Ge- It/Iraq.html
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