Iraq is in Asia.
Baghdad ( بغداد , [ AUDBaghdad.oggbagh ` daad ] ) is the capital of the Republic of Iraq . Iraq . Iraq has a coastline measuring 58 km on the northern Persian Gulf and encompasses the Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain , the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range , and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert . The Persian Gulf ( [ خلیج فارس , translit = Xalij-e Fârs , lit = Gulf of Fars ] ) is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia .