1. IRAQ VS IRAN
Unit 3

3. Climate / Terrain Iran Iraq Rugged mountainous regions Climate: desert
-The Eastern region is covered by a barren & salty desert -Mountains in the north and west have dense forests
-Continental Climate: -Cold winters and hot summers
Rugged mountainous regions
Climate: desert
-Mild winters and hot summers

4. Government / Economy iraq Iran
Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy
Economy: oil, petroleum, chemicals, textiles, leather, & fertilizer
Currency: Iraqi Dinar
1 USD =
Government Type: Islamic Theocracy -Appointed rather than elected
Head of State: The supreme leader
-Serves for life & is chosen by an Islamic advisory board
Currency: Rial USD= Iranian Rial

5. Demography / Culture Iraq Iran Capital: Baghdad
Religion: Muslim 99%, Other 1%
Language: Arabic, Kurdish, Turkmen, Assyrian, Armenian
CAPITAL: Tehran
-RELIGION: Muslim 99%, Other 1% -LANGUAGES: Persian 53%, Turkish 18%, Kurdish 10%

6. Brief History Iraq Iran Formerly known as Persia
1932, Iraq gained independence after WWI
Iran-Iraq War
-The war devastated the economy
and left Iraq with the largest military
in the Persian Gulf region
2003 U.S. invaded Iraq after they failed
to comply with U.N. inspections.
-US claimed Iraqi government was keeping weapons of mass destruction (false)
Formerly known as Persia
-During WWI, the Russians and the British fought for economic control of the area
-In 1921, Persian army officer Reza Khan took control and in he renamed the country Iran.

7. Tourism
iraq
Iran
Ishtar Gate
Babylon, Iraq
Eram Garden, Iran

8. Interesting Facts Iraq Iran
The Noah’s ark is believed to have been built in Iraq
It is believed that the Garden of Eden was in Iraq
The candy Licorice has been used for thousands of years for health benefits, it is a native plant of Iraq
-An Iranian mathematician invented algebra -Iran has several reserves and parks where wildlife thrives
-The Persian cat is one of the world’s oldest breed of cats and was brought to Iran by Italian traders

9. Maqloubi: Eggplant with red rice
Foods
iraq
Iran
Maqloubi: Eggplant with red rice
Sofreh Irani