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'''[[Iraq]]i cuisine''' or '''Mesopotamian cuisine''' has a long history going back some 10,000 years – to the [[Sumer]]ians, [[Babylonia]]ns, [[Assyria]]ns, and [[Persian Empire (disambiguation)|Ancient Persians]].<ref name="Salloum">http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/3592 Foods of Iraq: Enshrined With A Long History. Habeeb Salloum.</ref> [[Clay tablet|Tablets]] found in ancient ruins in Iraq show recipes prepared in the temples during religious festivals – the first [[cookbook]]s in the world.<ref name="Salloum" /> [[Ancient Iraq]], or ''[[Mesopotamia]]'', was home to a sophisticated and highly advanced civilization, in all fields of knowledge, including the [[culinary art]]s.<ref name="Salloum" /> However, it was in the [[Islamic Golden Age]] when [[Baghdad]] was the capital of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] (750–1258) that the Iraqi kitchen reached its zenith.<ref name="Salloum" /> Today, the cuisine of Iraq reflects this rich inheritance as well as strong influences from the culinary traditions of neighbouring [[Iran|Persia]], [[Turkey]] and the [[Syria region]] area.<ref name="Salloum" />