Persian Iraq

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Persian Iraq (or Iraq Ajami) is an obsolete term for the western region of Iran. From the 11th to 16th centuries, the term "Iraq" referred to two distinct regions: Arabian Iraq ('irāq 'arabī) and Persian Iraq ('irāq 'ajamī). Arabian Iraq corresponded with ancient Mesopotamia (roughly the current nation of Iraq), while Persian Iraq corresponded with ancient Media. The two regions were separated by the Zagros Mountains.

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• History of Iraq. Retrieved January 30, 2006.
• "Irak-i-Ajami". 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
• "Iraq". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved January 30, 2006.