A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IRAQ

Wed, 3 Dec '25
Modern country that includes most of ancient Mesopotamia
Mon, 3 Nov '25
Land on the Tigris and Euphrates
Sun, 14 Sep '25
Modern locale of ancient Babylon
Sun, 18 May '25
Modern home of where cuneiform writing originated
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Where dinars are spent
Sun, 18 Feb '24
Home to the Great Ziggurat of Ur
Tue, 4 Jul '23
Second-greatest oil producer in OPEC
Thu, 29 Sep '22
Setting for Operation Red Dawn
Sat, 11 Dec '21
Where the Noah's Ark story is thought to have occurred, today
Mon, 16 Aug '21
Baghdad's land
Mon, 8 Mar '21
Baghdad's land