Is Iraq the present name of Mesopotamia?

Major present-day cities within the Mesopotamia region include Baghdad and Basra. Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and is situated by the Tigris River in the central part of the country. Basra is the capital of the Basra Governate and is Iraq's main port. The Basra Governate is located in southern Iraq between Kuwait and Iran. read more

The name Iraq has many origins however, one of its origions is from an Arabic word that means edge or hem. Both the names could not possibly carry the same origins. Mesopotamia was also more than just present day Iraq, but parts of Syria and Kuwait. read more

Iraq, south-eastern Turkey and parts of modern day Syria are the current places where Mesopotamia once developed. Mesopotamia means land between two rivers. The two rivers being the Tigris and the Euphrates. Mesopotamia was the name of the region than the name of a country. read more

Mesopotamia refers to the area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. There is not one present-day country which Mesopotamia comprises. Mesopotamia is the present-day area of parts of Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Turkey and Iran. read more

Mesopotamia is a historical region in West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq, Kuwait, parts of Northern Saudi Arabia, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the Turkish–Syrian and Iran–Iraq borders. read more