| English: My Homeland | |
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| موطني | |
.svg) Flag of First Republic of Iraq | |
Former national anthem ofIraq | |
| Music | Lewis Zanbaka, 1958 (1958) |
| Adopted | 1958 (1958) |
| Readopted | 2003 (2003) |
| Relinquished | 1965 (1965), 2004 (2004) |
| Preceded by | "As-Salam al-Malaki" (1958) "Ardh ul-Furatayn" (2003) |
| Succeeded by | "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" (1965) "Mawtini" (2004) |
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"Mawtini" (Arabic:موطني,lit. 'My Homeland') was the national anthem ofIraq from1958 to 1965, and then again from2003 to 2004. It is solely an instrumental composition and thus has no lyrics.
"Mawtini" was composed byLewis Zanbaka and was originally adopted as Iraq's national anthem in 1958.[1][2] It is a short instrumental composition, having no lyrics.[1] "Mawtini" was used as the national anthem of Iraq until 1965; it was readopted in 2003 for a short time after the fall ofSaddam Hussein'sBa'athist regime. In November 2004, "Mawtini" was replaced in its capacity as the Iraqi national anthem witha new national anthem, coincidentally also called "Mawtini", of no relation.
The song is 'My Country.' It is relatively short, contains no words and was composed by a man named Lewis Zanbaka...
