This is the 4161st most frequent Spanish word.
iraq
"Iraq" is the name of a country in the Middle East.
'Iraq' is used as a proper noun referring to the country, serving as the object of the preposition 'a'.
Iré a Iraq el próximo año.
I will go to Iraq next year.
Here, 'Iraq' again functions as a proper noun, representing the country whose culture is being studied.
Estuve estudiando la cultura de Iraq en mi clase de historia.
I was studying the culture of Iraq in my history class.
In this sentence, 'Iraq' is used as the locational subject of the sentence, describing where traditions vary.