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Culture Of IraqIraq has one of the world's oldest cultural histories. See: History of Iraq. Unlike many Arab countries, it embraces and celebrates the achievements of its past in pre-Islamic times. What is now Iraq was one of the cradles of civilization in ancient Mesopotamia. In the 8th century and 9th century the Islamic Abbasid Caliphs precided over what was then the world's leading civilization, rich in science, art and literature. In the most recent millennium, what is now Iraq has been made up of four cultural areas-- Kurdish in the north centered on Mosul, Sunni Islamic Arabs in the center around Baghdad, Shi'a Islamic Arabs in the south centered on Basra, and the Assyrians who are a Christian people living in various cities in the North. Cultural norm: slapping somebody with your shoe, even symbolically, is a traditional insult. See also: music of Iraq External links
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