9 remarkable things about Iraq

Not only is football a respectable achievement, Iraq is also a country with a rich cultural history. Here's what few people know about Iraqi U23's homeland.

1. Iraq is home to many important inventions in the world such as dividing time into 60 minutes / hour and 60 seconds / minute, wheel, first world map and calendar.

2. Iraq has the fifth largest oil reserve in the world.

Iraqi people.

Not only is the football 'brilliant' , Iraq is also a country with a rich cultural history.

3. It is believed that the concept of black cats brought bad luck to Iraq. In addition, the prediction of the constellation-based future also originates from this Middle Eastern nation.

4. Famous story Alibaba and Forty bandits were written about 1,000 years ago in Iraq.

5. Iraqis are also known for beekeeping for over 5,000 years. For most Iraqi families, honey is an important source of income and food.

6. The oldest writing system was developed around 3,200 BC in Iraq and is known as cuneiform . Instead of using the alphabet today, the cuneiform system uses about 600 signs - each sign indicates a syllable or a specific word.

Famous story Alibaba and Forty bandits were written about 1,000 years ago in Iraq.

7. Iraq is often called "the cradle of civilization" or "the land between rivers" . In fact, today's Mesopotamia - Iraq - is one of the first places on Earth where people start living together.

8. Iraq is home to many different empires like.

9. Baghdad, Iraq's capital is said to be the world's largest city in the Middle Ages. While Europe suffered during the Middle Ages, this city was still one of the world's most intellectual and wealthy civilizations at that time, along with a unique culture.

People in this country do not see that eating by hand is rude.

1. One of the interesting things about Iraq is that the people of this country do not see that eating by hand is rude. In fact, they consider it a sign that the owner / waiter's food is delicious. However, eating with your left hand is said to be an insulting act in this country.
2. Iraq is home to many giant grasshoppers. The largest herds consist of 40-80 million heads and can travel more than 13km per day. The most recent occurrence of large grasshoppers that destroyed Iraq was in 1987 and 1989.
3. Iraq is also the home of a poisonous, poisonous green snake snake. This is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in the world, pursuing victims and bites can lead to death.