Iraqi literature or Mesopotamian literature dates back to Sumerian times, which constitutes the earliest known corpus of recorded literature, including the religious writings and other traditional stories maintained by the Sumerian civilization and largely preserved by the later Akkadian and Babylonian empire. Mesopotamian civilization flourished as a result of the mixture of these cultures and has been called Mesopotamian or Babylonian literature in allusion to the geographical territory that such cultures occupied in the Middle East between the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

As of 2024, the Iraqi Writers Union reported having 3,496 registered members, up from 2,006 in 1998, including 123 older members whose membership cards were renewed during the same period. Its activities included at least 300 books and magazines published annually, 1,000 literary sessions held per year across Baghdad and the provinces and at least 10 major literary festivals organized annually. (Full article...)

• ...that the oldest known writing system, known as cuneiform, was developed in southern Iraq during the Sumerian civilization.
• ...that the oldest laws were written in Iraq by the Sumerian King Ur-Nammu.
• ...that Iraq is second only to Saudi Arabia in oil reserves.
• ...that the national soccer team of Iraq won the AFC Asian Cup in 2007.
• ...the wheel was invented in the southern Iraqi city of Ur.
• ...that Iraq is the largest producer of dates with more than 400 types and more than 22 million date palms.
• ...that Iraq’s national dish is Masgouf (impaled fish) and its national cookie is Kleicha (meaning circle or wheel), both of which can be traced back to antiquity.
• ...in the 1940s and 1950s, Iraq had 4/5 of the world's Arecaceae population, these numbers have drastically decreased in the last few decades.