Iraq al-Ajam

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Iraq al-Ajam (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Synonym of Persian Iraq
    • 2010, Osman Aziz Basan, The Great Seljuqs: A History, page 39:
      Perhaps not surprisingly, the Ismacili Nizari sect led by Hasan al-Sabbah seems to have been far better established in Iraq al-Ajam and northern Syria than in Khurasan.

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