Diyala Province

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Diyala Province

ديالى

Diyala Govrenorate
Province
Location of Diyala Province
Coordinates: 33°53′N 45°4′E / 33.883°N 45.067°E / 33.883; 45.067
Kintra Iraq
CaipitalBaqubah
Area
 • Total17685 km2 (6,828 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total1,224,000

Diyala Province ([ديالى Diyālā] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a province in eastren Iraq.

Provincial Govrenment[eedit | eedit soorce]

Geography[eedit | eedit soorce]

Diyala Province stends tae the northeast o Baghdad as far as the mairch wi Iran. Its caipital is Baqubah. It kivers an aurie o 17,685 square kilometre (6,828 sq mi).

A muckle portion o the province is drained bi the Diyala River, a major tributary o the Tigris. Acause o its proximity tae twa major soorces o watter, Diyala's main industry is agricultur, mainly dates grown in muckle shaws. The province conteens ane o the mucklest olive shaws in the Middle East.[4] It is recognized as the oranger caipital o the Middle East an aw. The Hamrin Muntains passes through the govrenorate.

Population[eedit | eedit soorce]

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 (feckly in the Khanaquin an Kifri Destricts), an Iraqi Turkmen aboot 2 percent.[5] Aroond 75% o the population stey in the major ceeties: Baqubah, Muqdadiyah an Khanaqin.[6]

The population (as estimate in 2003) is as follaes:

Destrict Baqubah Al-Muqdadiya Khanaqin Al Khalis Kifri Balad Ruz Total
Population 467,895 198,583 160,379 255,889 42,010 99,601 1,224,358

Destricts[eedit | eedit soorce]

Ceeties an touns an veelages[eedit | eedit soorce]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 15 Julie 2007. Retrieved 15 Julie 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  4. Biggest Olive Groves in Middle East – in Diyala
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  7. "Republic of iraq (IQ): Asia/Iraq/Diyala". Tageo.com. Retrieved 28 Mey 2007.

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