Arḍulfurātayni

This article is about national anthem of Iraq from 1981 to 2003. For the geographic region in general, see Mesopotamia.
Arḍu l-Furātayni
English: Land of the Two Rivers
أرض الفراتين
Former national anthem of  Iraq
Also known as"Arḍulfurātayni Waṭan"
"Arḍulfurātayni"
LyricsShafiq al-Kamali
MusicWalid Georges Gholmieh, 1981
Adopted17 July 1981
Relinquished9 April 2003
Preceded by"Walla Zaman Ya Selahy"
Succeeded by"Mawtini"
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"Land of the Two Rivers" (Arabic: أرض الفراتين, romanized: Arḍu l-Furātayni), also translated as the "Land of the Euphrates", was the national anthem of Iraq from 1981 to 2003, during the Ba'athist regime of Saddam Hussein.

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