Khanaqin District
Khanaqin District | |
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 Districts of Diyala Governorate | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Diyala Governorate |
| Seat | Khanaqin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,512 km2(1,356 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 350,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3(AST) |
Khanaqin District(Arabic:قضاء خانقين,Kurdish:قەزای خانەقین/Qezay Xaneqîn)[3]is a district inDiyala Governorate,Iraq.The district is a part of theDisputed territories of Northern Iraq.[4]
TheAlwand Riverruns through Khanaqin District before joining theDiyala River.
The district population was estimated to be 175,000 in 2003.[1]The population of the Judicial Center increased from 20,000 in 2003 to more than 160,000 in 2011.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Khanaqin, Iraq".Encyclopædia Britannica Online.Retrieved2 December2016.
- ^NGO Co-ordination Committee.
- ^"لەگوندی شێرگی سنوری قەزای خانەقین پەلاماری هێزەكانی مغاویری سوپای عیراق دەدرێـت".gksat.tv.Retrieved16 October2020.
- ^Meier, Daniel (26 May 2020)."'Disputed territories' in northern Iraq: The frontiering of in-between spaces ".Mediterranean Politics.25(3): 351–371.doi:10.1080/13629395.2019.1681733.ISSN1362-9395.S2CID211459798.Retrieved16 October2020.
- ^"اخبار - قضاء خانقين يعلن ارتفاع عدد سكانه إلى خمسة أضعاف بسبب الاستقرار الأمني".alsumaria.tv.Retrieved2017-05-28.
External links
[edit]- Khanaqin, once known as ‘city of tolerance,’ still open to Arab refugees
- Wikimapia Xaneqîn District (KRG)
- Home - NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq - Diyala Governorate Profile Jan 2016
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