Yes. Iraq was the capital province of Persia for more than a thousand years, and the Persian kings called Iraq "Del-e Iranshahr" ("The Heart of Iran").
The capital city of Ancient Persia is 10 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq's capital.
However, when people usually refer to Persia, they are referring to Iran, not to Iraq.
Iraq is in the middle east on the other side of the world.
Israel, Jordan, and Iraq were part of the British mandate.
Iraq has a capital called Baghdad.
Mesopotamia
A person from Iraq is called an Iraqi.
Iraq was one of several regions that came under the historic control of Persia on different occasions. However, these regions were never called "Persia". Iraq generally went by the name "Mesopotamia".The historic country of Persia is properly identified with the modern Islamic Republic of Iran, which is its successor-state (post-revolution).
Iraq lies to the east of Iraq. Persia is now called Iran.
No. Iraq used to be called Mesopotamia. It is Iran that used to be Persia.
Former name of Iran: PersiaFormer name of Iraq: Mesopotamia
IRAN is the neighbor of Iraq that used to be called Persia.
Ancient Persia was very big. Yes, part of it did extend into modern day India, but it was mostly in Iraq, Iran, and Turkey.
No. Iraq was one of several regions that came under the historic control of Persia on different occasions. However, these regions were never called "Persia". Iraq generally went by the name "Mesopotamia".The historic country of Persia is properly identified with the modern Islamic Republic of Iran, which is its successor-state (post-revolution).
Persia had existed under many different names over the millennia. It officially adopted the title Iraq in 1935, though people continued to use Persia for some time after that.
Iraq and Iran were parts of Persia
There is no country between Iraq and Persia/Iran. The two countries border one another.
It was a modernising change in 1935, after it had been known under many different names including Persia for millennia.
Persia is in modern-day Iraq/Iran, so Asia.