Not only has a remarkable football record, Iraq is also a country with an interesting history and culture. Here are few things that are known about the homeland of the Iraqi U23 players.
1. Iraq is home to many important inventions in the world such as the division of time into 60 minutes/hour and 60 seconds/minute, the wheel, the first world map and the calendar.
2. Iraq has the 5th largest oil reserves in the world.
Iraqi people.
Not only has a “bright” football record, Iraq is also a country with an interesting history and culture.
3. It is believed that the notion that black cats bring bad luck comes from Iraq. In addition, the prediction of the future based on the constellation also originates from this Middle Eastern country.
4. The famous story Alibaba and the Forty Thieves was written about 1,000 years ago in Iraq.
5. Iraqis are also famous for beekeeping for more than 5,000 years. For most Iraqi families, honey is an important source of income and food.
6. The oldest writing system developed around 3,200 BC in Iraq and is known as cuneiform . Instead of using the alphabet today, the cuneiform system used about 600 signs – each signifying a specific syllable or word.
The famous story Alibaba and the Forty Thieves was written about 1,000 years ago in Iraq.
7. Iraq is often called the “cradle of civilization” or “the land between the rivers” . In fact, Mesopotamia – present-day Iraq – was one of the first places on Earth where people began to live together.
8. Iraq was home to various empires such as Assyria, Akkad, Sumer and Babylon.
9. Baghdad, the capital of Iraq is said to be the largest city in the Middle Ages. While Europe suffered from the Middle Ages, the city remained one of the richest and most intellectual civilizations in the world at the time, with a unique culture.
People in this country do not find it rude to eat with their hands.