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English: Land of the Euphrates | |
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أرض الفراتين | |
Former national anthem of Iraq | |
Also known as | "Ardulfurataini Watan" "Land of The Two Rivers" |
Lyrics | Shafiq al-Kamali |
Music | Walid Georges Gholmieh, 1981[1] |
Adopted | 17 July 1981 |
Relinquished | 2003 |
Preceded by | "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" |
Succeeded by | "Mawtini" |
"Arḍu l-Furātayni" (Arabic: أرض الفراتين, lit. 'Land of the Euphrates'), also known as the "Land of The Two Rivers", "Ardulfurataini Watan" or "Ardulfurataini", was the national anthem of Iraq from 1981 to 2003, during the Ba'athist regime of Saddam Hussein.
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