Peacemakers prayer for IRAN and IRAQ
May 22nd – May 23rd
” We pray LOVE, HOPE and PEACE for Iran’s 77.45 million population as well as and Iraq’s 37 million, blessing and in thanksgiving for the peoples and their Land.”
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Iran
Country in the Middle East
Iran is an Islamic republic on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf with historical sites dating to the Persian Empire. Extensive marble ruins mark Persepolis, the empire’s capital founded by Darius I in the 6th century B.C. The modern capital, Tehran, is home to opulent Golestan Palace, the seat of the Qajar Dynasty (1794–1925), plus modern landmarks such as the 435m-high Milad Tower.
Currency: Iranian rial
Official language: Persian
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Republic of Iraq
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| Motto: الله أكبر (Arabic) “Allahu Akbar” (transliteration) “God is the Greatest” |
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| Religion | Islam | ||||||||||||||||||
| Demonym | Iraqi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic | ||||||||||||||||||
| • | President | Fuad Masum | |||||||||||||||||
| • | Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi | |||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Council of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||
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| • | Kingdom | 3 October 1932 | |||||||||||||||||
| • | Republic declared | 14 July 1958 | |||||||||||||||||
| • | Current constitution
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