Diyala Province
| Diyala Province ديالى Diyala Govrenorate |
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| Coordinates: 33°53′N 45°4′E / 33.883°N 45.067°E | |
| Kintra |  Iraq |
| Caipital | Baqubah |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 17,685 km2 (6,828.2 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2003) | |
| - Tot | 1,224,000 |
Diyala Province (Arabic: ديالى Diyālā) is a province in eastren Iraq.
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Provincial Govrenment [edit]
- Govrenor: Abdul-Nasir Al-Muntasir Billah Al-Mahdawi[1]
- Deputy Govrenor: Furat Muhammad Abed Al-Tamimi [2]
- Provincial Cooncil Chairman (PCC): Talib Muhammad Hasan [3]
Geography [edit]
Diyala Province extends tae the northeast o Baghdad as far as the Iranian border. Its caipital is Baqubah. It covers an aurie o 17,685 square kilometres (6,828 sq mi).
A lairge portion o the province is drained bi the Diyala River, a major tributary o the Tigris. Acause o its proximity tae twa major sources o watter, Diyala's main industry is agricultur, primarily dates grown in lairge groves. The province an aw contains ane o the lairgest olive groves in the Middle East.[4] It is an aw recognized as the orange caipital o the Middle East. The Hamrin Muntains pass through the govrenorate.
Population [edit]
In 2003, it haed an estimatit population o some 1,224,000 fowk. Iraqi Arabs comprise aboot 82 percent o the govrenorate, Iraqi Kurds aboot 16 percent (predominantly in the Khanaquin an Kifri Destricts), an Iraqi Turkmen aboot 2 percent.[5] Aroond 75% o the population live in the major ceeties: Baqubah, Muqdadiyah an Khanaqin.[6]
The population as estimatit in 2003 is as follaes:
| Destrict | Baqubah | Al-Muqdadiya | Khanaqin | Al Khalis | Kifri | Balad Ruz | Total |
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| Population | 467,895 | 198,583 | 160,379 | 255,889 | 42,010 | 99,601 | 1,224,358 |
Destricts [edit]
- Al Khalis Destrict (Al Khalis)
- Al-Muqdadiya Destrict (Al-Muqdadiya)
- Balad Ruz Destrict (Balad Ruz)
- Ba'quba Destrict (Ba'quba)
- Khanaqin Destrict (Khanaqin)
- Kifri Destrict (Kifri)
Ceeties an touns an veelages [edit]
- Baqubah (provincial caipital)
- Muqdadiyah
- Hebheb
- Khanaqin
- Balad Ruz
- Al Khalis
- Bani sa'ad
- Jalula
- As-Sadiyah
- Ashraf Ceety
- Dwelah
- Kingirban[7]
- Marfu Veelage
- Veelage o Nye
- Udame
- Kingirban
- Al Mansouryah
- Kan’aan
- Al Wajehiya
- Al Muntheriya
- Abu Saydah
- Buhriz
- Mandali
References [edit]
Freemit airtins [edit]
- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
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