Arak Garden established in 2000 as a general trading company located in Kurdistan region north of Iraq specialized in import, export and distribution of (Snacks, beverages, ice cream, canned foods, and food stuffs in general) the main branch is In Sulaymaniyah, With the other branches located in Baghdad ,Al Basra, Erbil, Karbala, Duhok ,Al Anbar. The name Arak is derived from the Arak tree Scientific name: Salvadora persica, Arabic name: Miswak The oldest toothbrush in the world - known in Arabic as “miswak” - comes from the arak tree, a small mustard tree with a wide crown of twisted, dangling branches that has been used as a toothbrush for centuries! This traditional and "natural" toothbrush is made from the branches of the tree. The tree grows mainly in Saudi Arabia, but also in other parts of the Middle East and Africa.