Iraq, whose capital is the city of Baghdad, Iraq is located in the western part of the continent of Asia, and supervises the Arab Gulf, which is a federal parliamentary state, and joins the membership of the League of Arab States, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and OPEC, and Iraq was formerly named after Mesopotamia. It is recognized that Iraq is the birthplace of many prophets, including Ibrahim al-Khalil, Adam, Noah, Hud, Salih, Suleiman, Dhu al-Kifil, and Ayoub, peace be upon them all. It is also considered a shrine for many imams, such as Imam Ali bin Abi Talib, and Imam Hussain, And Imam Al-Abbas, and Imam Al-Kazemi, and Imam Abu Hanifa Al-Numan and others.