Mawtini (L. Zanbaka song)
Former national anthem of Iraq
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"Mawtini" (Arabic: موطني, lit. 'My Homeland') was the national anthem of Iraq from 1958 to 1965, and then again from 2003 to 2004. It is solely an instrumental composition and thus has no lyrics.
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| English: My Homeland | |
|---|---|
| موطني | |
Flag of First Republic of Iraq | |
Former national anthem of Iraq | |
| Music | Lewis Zanbaka, 1958 |
| Adopted | 1958 |
| Readopted | 2003 |
| Relinquished | 1965, 2004 |
| Preceded by | "As-Salam al-Malaki" (1958) "Ardh ul-Furatayn" (2003) |
| Succeeded by | "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" (1965) "Mawtini" (2004) |
| Audio sample | |
History
"Mawtini" was composed by Lewis 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 of Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime. In November 2004, "Mawtini" was replaced in its capacity as the Iraqi national anthem with a new national anthem, coincidentally also called "Mawtini", of no relation.
