IRAQ: What sign languages are used in Iraq?

This article can help you answer the following questions:

• How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Iraq?

• What sign languages are used in Iraq?

• How do you say Iraq in sign language?

• Where can I learn Iraqi Sign Language online?

• What Deaf organizations are located in Iraq?

• What additional sign language resources are there for Iraq?

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Where is Iraq?

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How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Iraq?

There are an estimated 1,327,300 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Iraq.

This percentage is a rough estimation: 3.3% of the general population. Lack of research make estimating these numbers difficult. The World Health Organization estimates 5% of the world population has significant hearing loss. Keep in mind that developing nations typically have a much higher number of Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.

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What sign languages are used in Iraq?

• (لغة الإشارة العراقية) Iraqi Sign Language

• Kurdish Sign Language (ZHK)

Written / spoken languages in Iraq:

• Arabic

• Kurdish

• Turkmen

• Syriac

• Armenian

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How do you say Iraq in sign language?

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Where can I learn Iraqi Sign Language online?

This language is not yet available. If you would like to learn this language, please request it here: https://www.intersignuniversity.com/sign-languages

InterSign University offers many international sign language courses. Check them out here:

https://intersign-university.thinkific.com/collections?category=courses

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What Deaf organizations are located in Iraq?

Source: Gallaudet

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Additional sign language resources for Iraq

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Sign_Language

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_Sign_Language

We will update this section as more information becomes available.