Diyala Province
Diyala Province ([ديالى Diyālā] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a province in eastren Iraq.
Diyala Province ديالى Diyala Govrenorate | |
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Province | |
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| Coordinates: 33°53′N 45°4′E / 33.883°N 45.067°E | |
| Kintra |  Iraq |
| Caipital | Baqubah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17685 km2 (6,828 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 1,224,000 |
Provincial Govrenment eedit
- 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 eedit
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
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
Ceeties an touns an veelages eedit
References eedit
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 15 Julie 2007. Retrieved 15 Julie 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Biggest Olive Groves in Middle East – in Diyala
- ↑ Web[deid airtin]
- ↑ Web[deid airtin]
- ↑ "Republic of iraq (IQ): Asia/Iraq/Diyala". Tageo.com. Retrieved 28 Mey 2007.
Freemit airtins eedit
- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit