Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west.
The country covers an area of 438,317 square kilometres (169,235 sq mi) and has a population of over 46 million, making it the 58th largest country by area and the 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the largest in the country.
Starting in the 6th millennium BC, the fertile plains between Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, referred to as Mesopotamia, fostered the rise of early cities, civilisations, and empires including Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria. Known as the cradle of civilisation, Mesopotamia saw the invention of writing systems, mathematics, navigation, timekeeping, a calendar, astrology, the wheel, the sailboat, and a law code.
After the Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia, Baghdad became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a global cultural and intellectual hub during the Islamic Golden Age, home to institutions such as the House of Wisdom.
Following Baghdad's destruction by the Mongols in 1258, Iraq came under successive empires and, from the 16th century until the 20th century, was governed within the Ottoman system as a defined region known administratively as ‘the Iraq Region’.
Additionally, Iraq holds religious significance in Christianity, Judaism, Yazidism, and Mandaeism.
Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1966.01
03.12.1966
Arab international tourist union
4v set
2f
64
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
15f
64
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
= 2f
1968.01
19.01.1968
Iraqi birds
5f
189
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
10f
84
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
15f
168
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
25f
104
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
30f
64
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
40f
13
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
50f
8
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
1975.01
24.11.1975
Overprint Official on 1968.01
30f
64
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
1976.01
15.09.1976
Birds
5f
90
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
10f
27
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
15f
26
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
25f
227
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
50f
70
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
and
70
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
1976.02
15.09.1976
Inscription OFFICIAL on 1976.01
5f
90
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
10f
27
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
15f
26
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
25f
227
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
50f
70
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
and
70
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
1982.01
15.04.1982
Mosul spring festival
4v set
25f
64
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
45f
64
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
= 25f
2000.01
21.08.2000
Birds
25d
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
50d
232
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
150d
30
Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
2000.02
21.08.2000
Birds
500d
240
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
imp
2002.01
01.10.2002
Victory Day
150d
78
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
imp
2007.01
29.07.2007
Birds
150d
8
Greylag Goose Anser anser
250d
93
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
500d
26
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
2007.02
29.07.2007
Birds
1500d
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
imp
2009.01
22.04.2009
Marshes
10000d
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
and
8
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
2010.01
28.06.2010
Prehistoric animals
8v sheet
250d
0
Ichtyornis Ichtyornis sp
250d
0
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
and
0
Diatryma Diatryma sp
and
0
Phororhacos Phororhacus sp
2010.02
28.06.2010
Prehistoric animals
500d
0
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
imp
2011.01
11.01.2011
International year of biodiversity
4v set
500d
70
Great Egret Ardea alba
2011.02
11.01.2011
International year of biodiversity
1000d
70
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
imp
and
70
Great Egret Ardea alba
and
8
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
and
8
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
and
8
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
and
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
and
8
Gadwall Mareca strepera
2011.03
12.12.2011
Ramsar
500d
199
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
750d
199
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
1000d
199
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
2012.01
20.12.2012
Falcons
250d
104
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
500d
104
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
750d
104
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
1000d
104
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
2012.02
20.12.2012
Falcons
1000d
104
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
imp
2015.01
21.01.2015
Iraqi birds
250d
232
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
500d
93
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
750d
227
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
1000d
90
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
1000d
240
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
2015.02
21.01.2015
Iraqi birds
1500d
227
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
imp
and
240
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
and
232
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
and
90
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
and
93
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
2015.03
08.02.2015
Marshes of South Iraq
2v set
250d
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
2016.01
22.03.2016
Farm pets
4v set
1000d
13
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
2016.02
22.03.2016
Farm pets
1500d
13
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
imp
2019.01
25.08.2019
Birds
250d
227
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
500d
240
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
750d
240
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
1000d
184
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
2019.02
25.08.2019
Birds
2019.01
1000d
227
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
imp
and
184
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
and
240
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
and
240
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
2021.01
20.12.2021
Centennial of the Iraqi state
1500d
189
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
and
232
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
and
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
2021.02
20.12.2021
Centennial of the Iraqi state
2021.01
5000d
189
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
imp
and
232
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
and
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
2023.01
08.01.2023
Arab Gulf Cup
7v set
500d
27
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
2023.02
08.01.2023
Arab Gulf Cup
4v sheet
2023.01
500d
27
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
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