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The ancient city of uruk was also called erech. ū'rʊk) or Erech (ē'rĕk). If you follow the pronounciation of the word, (ē'rĕk) the phonetics are similar ('Irāq). It appears the nation is named after the ancient city of erech or uruk.
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