Individual #Iraq__Republic_of_Iraq__Al-Iraq__Irak  a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
  instance of:  Asian_country
  member:  Iraqi
  member of:  Arab_League  Organization_of_Petroleum-Exporting_Countries
  part of:  Middle_East  Asia
  part:  Baghdad__Bagdad__capital_of_Iraq  capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Moslem world"
  part:  Basra__Basia  an oil port in southern Iraq
  part:  Mosul  a city in northern Iraq on the River Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh
  part:  Mesopotamia  the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
     part:  Babylon  the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
        part:  Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon  terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
        part:  Tower_of_Babel__Babel  (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
     part:  Babylonia  an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Prophet Daniel became a counselor to the king)
        part:  battle_of_Cunaxa__Cunaxa  battle in 401 BC when the Persian King Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne
        part:  Sumer  an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC
           part:  Ur  an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
     part:  Assyria  an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
        part:  Assur__Asur__Ashur  an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
        part:  Nineveh  an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known a Iraq
  part:  Babylonia  an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Prophet Daniel became a counselor to the king)
  part:  Sumer  an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC
  part:  Assyria  an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
  part:  Assur__Asur__Ashur  an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
  part:  Nineveh  an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known a Iraq
  part:  Euphrates_River__Euphrates  a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
  part:  Tigris_River__Tigris  an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River

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