Persian Iraq, also uncommonly spelled Persian Irak ( Eraq-e Ajam or ???? ???? Eraq-e Ajami; ?Iraq al-?Ajam or ?????? ?????? al-?Iraq al-?Ajami, literally, "Iraq of the Ajam"), is a historical region of western Iran.

The region, known as Media in pre-Islamic times, became known as Jibal ("mountain, hill") to early Islamic geographers