Persian Iraq

Persian Iraq, also known as 'Irāq 'Ajamī, was a historical region east of Arabian Iraq, separated by the Zagros Mountains. It largely corresponded to ancient Media and was part of the Umayyad and Abbasid province of Jibāl. This region was more or less identical with ancient Media. The term "Persia" was historically used for the region now known as Iran, with its roots in the Achaemenian period. The area encompassed by modern Iraq is historically significant as Mesopotamia, a cradle of civilization where early human settlements, agriculture, writing, and urbanism developed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.12345