User:Mrob84084/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Iraq

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Cities In Iraq at WorldAtlas
 * Demographics of Iraq at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Iraq at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Iraq at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Iraq at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer of Iraq: names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States Board of Geographic Names, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington D.C., 1990
 * Highest Mountains In Iraq at WorldAtlas
 * Iraq - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Iraq Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Iraq Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Iraq: Governorates, Districts, Cities, Towns - Population Statistics at City Population
 * Iraq National Library and Archive at Wikipedia
 * Iraq: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 19--
 * Largest cities of Iraq at Wikipedia
 * List of Iraq Locations at GeoNames
 * Major Rivers Of Iraq at WorldAtlas
 * Maps Of Iraq at WorldAtlas
 * NIS Gazetteer - Iraq at Web.Archive.org
 * Outline of Iraq at Wikipedia
 * Places in Iraq at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Iraq at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs And Freedoms In Iraq at WorldAtlas
 * Rivers of Iraq at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Iraq at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Iraq at Wikipedia

Why Use Gazetteers
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.

There are many places within a country with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.

Gazetteer Contents
Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
 * Different religious denominations
 * Schools, colleges, and universities
 * Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
 * The population size.
 * Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
 * Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
 * Longitude and latitude.
 * Distances and direction from other from cities.
 * Schools, colleges, and universities.
 * Denominations and number of churches.
 * Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)