Iraq – Iraq's capital is Baghdad

(Pronounced ih-rak and bag-dad)

To remember the capital of Iraq, use the following mnemonic:

We have got a rack (Iraq) for your bag, Dad (Baghdad).

Interesting facts about Baghdad:

- Round City Origins: Baghdad was originally designed and built in the eighth century as a perfectly circular walled metropolis known as the Round City, commissioned by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur.

- Tigris River Divide: The historic city is famously split directly in half by the Tigris River, which has served as the lifeblood of the region and supported bustling river trade for over a millennium.

- House of Wisdom: During the Islamic Golden Age, the city became the world’s premier intellectual hub, where scholars gathered to translate, preserve, and advance major scientific, mathematical, and philosophical texts.