Does anybody no anything about iraq/middle east?

Question

I am writing a book and need some info on their climate and maybe some military point of views...Nothing in debt just some general questions about the area and military terms.

Answer 1

Look at the Wikipedia or another encyclopedia entry about Iraq to find a general description of its climate. The BBC World Service and CNN provide daily weather reports around the world.

This is from the Global Security Org., which may provide botht eh climate and military information you desire.

Iraq Climate
The average temperatures in Iraq range from higher than 48 degree C (120 Fahrenheit) in July and August to below freezing in January. A majority of the rainfall occurs from December through April and is more abundant in the mountainous region and may reach 100 centimeters a year in some places.

The summer months are marked by two kinds of wind phenomena: the southern and southeasterly sharqi, a dry, dusty wind with occasional gusts to eighty kilometers an hour, occurs from April to early June and again from late September through November; the shamal, a steady wind from the north and northwest, prevails from mid-June to mid-September. Very dry air which accompanies the shamal permits intensive sun heating of the land surface but also provides some cooling effect. Dust storms accompany these winds and may rise to height of several thousand meters, causing hazardous flying conditions and closing airports for brief periods of time.

Extremes of temperatures and humidity, coupled with the scarcity of water, will effect both men and equipment. During dry season, clouds of dust caused by vehicle movement will increase detection capabilities in desert regions. Flash flooding in wadis and across roads will hinder trafficability and resupply efforts during the rainy season. Clear, cloudless skies make air superiority a prerequisite to successful offensive operations throughout Iraq. Air operations may be reduced during windy season.

The Iraqi climate is similar to that of the extreme southwestern United States with hot, dry summers, cold winters, and a pleasant spring and fall. Roughly 90% of the annual rainfall occurs between November and April, most of it in the winter months from December through March. The remaining six months, particularly the hottest ones of June, July, and August, at approximately 102° F (32° C), are dry. The influence of the Persian Gulf on the climate of Iraq is very limited. Near the gulf the relative humidity is higher than in other parts of the country.

In the western and southern desert region, the climate is characterized by hot summers and cool winters. This region also receives brief violent rainstorms in the winter that usually total about 10 centimeters (cm). Most nights are clear in the summer, and about one third of the nights are cloudy in the winter.

In the rolling upland (foothill) region there is basically no precipitation in the summer and some showers in the winter. The winter rainfall normally averages about 38 centimeters (cm). The nights are generally clear in the summer and in the winter dense clouds are common about half of the nights.

The alluvial plain of the Tigris and Euphrates Delta in the southeast receives most of its precipitation accompanied by thunderstorms in the winter and early spring. The average annual rainfall for this area is only about 10 to 17 cm. Half of the days in winter are cloudy, and in the summer the weather is clear most of the time.

In the mountains of the north and northeast the climate is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation occurs mainly in winter and spring, with minimal rainfall in summer. Above 1,500 m, heavy snowfalls occur in the winter, and there is some thunderstorm activity in the summer. Annual precipitation for the whole region ranges from 40 to 100 cm. Few nights are cloudy in summer and about half of the days are cloudy in winter.

Answer 2

Wow what a massive question!!

A little nugget for you then. Iraq is less than 80 years old as a country and was created articificially by the British and French in the 1930's.

So all those people who talk about the ancient nation of Iraq are speaking out of their bottoms. Its only a little bit older than the first Jet engine!!

The other thing is that there is no such thing as the "Iraqi people". They are split into Kurds in the North (who also occupy parts of Turkey and Iran and are predominatly Suffi muslims), Sunni mesopatamians in the middle bit, and finally the predominantly Shiite Marsh Arabs in the south. The three groups are as different as Brits, Spaniards, and Angolans in every way.

Answer 3

This will sound "Preachy" but read the Old Testiment. Their are many stories within those pages of the history of the Middle East. You must take those stories with a grain of salt, but the basics are factual. The Egyptians really did have slaves who revolted under a man named Moses. Those people really did exit Egypt with an Egyptian Army in pursute. Those people really did excape that army through the "Reed Sea". It is likely that the excape was made possible because the slaves, who were on foot, were lighter and more nimble that the charriots of the Egyptian Army.
The "Land of Milk and Honey" is the area of present day Isreal. Their are many stories of the taking of Isreal by the Isrealies of that time period. Their are many historical accounts within the New Testement which coincide with Roman historical documentation including the fact that their was a man named Jesus and he was from Galilee. He was taken before Poncious Piolate and Pilate did wash his hands of the case before Jesus. This was done because it was a religious matter and the Roman Empire did not want to entangle itself within a local religious dispute, but the sentence of death was only to be granted through Roman Authority except in cases of clear standing.

Answer 4

You have different religious factions living in a small country that have been under a dictatorship rule for a very long time. In Iraq it is a tribal system and it is hard to come to common understandings because of the miss trust that exists in that region. The people themselves as human beings have similar hopes and dreams as most of us do, but they do not see the world threw the same eyes we do. I t will take time for them to see that with a free society, it will not happen over night, their dreams may someday come true.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

It's hot.

Oh and 10-4.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

its hot and sandy, most vehicles have a/c (but not to keep u cool, but to keep the vehicle cool) anything else just ask


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