Mandali, Iraq
Mandali
Mendelî, Bendink | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Mandali Location within Iraq | |
| Coordinates:33°44′N45°33′E/ 33.733°N 45.550°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Diyala |
| District | Mandali District |
| Elevation | 341.2 ft (104 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 29,882−50,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
Mandali(Arabic:مندلي,[3]Kurdish:مەندەلی,romanized:Mendelî[4][5]) is a town inBalad Ruz District,Diyala Governoratein Iraq, near theIranian border.The town has aFeyliKurdishmajority, as well as significantArabandTurkmencommunities.[6][7][8][9]Mandali isdisputedbetween the federal government of Iraq andKurdistan Region,and experiencedArabizationduring theSaddamera.[10]
History
[edit]The former name of Mandali was Bendink[11]which was the capital of theKurdish principalityBani Ammz.[12]
Kurds constituted 50% of the population in 1947 and the majority continued throughout the 1950s.[13][14]About 4,000 Kurdish families were deported or fled the town after the collapse of theKurdish movement in 1975.[15]
During September 1980 of theIran–Iraq War,the town and other nearby villages were attacked by Iranian forces.[16]The population of the town was 25,656 in 1977 but decreased to 8,092 in 1987. A republicandecreeestablished Baladruz District in 1987 which Mandali was attached to.[12]
In 1987, Mandali district was abolished by theBa'athist governmentand the area added to theBalad Ruz District.On 12 March 2023, the district was re-established by theIraqi government.The ministry of planning said that they aim of this was to restore life to neglected districts. It also argued, that the decision to abolish the district was initially issued to hurt the localFeyli Kurds.[9]
Mohsen Mandalawi, deputy speaker of theParliament of Iraqand aFeyli Kurd,who is seen as the mastermind behind the re-establishment of the district, nominated Farid Talib Ibrahim, aFeyli Kurdish,for the post of the mayor. This triggered protests from Sunni and Shia Arab tribes from the area, who criticized that Ibrahim, who worked as a lawyer in Baghdad, wasn't established in the community of the city. However, there were no Turkmen or Kurdish tribes present at the tribal meeting that organized the protest.[17]
Cultural and economic significance of date cultivation
[edit]Mandali is known for itspalm treeorchardsanddates.[18]There are two traditional date variants from the city, "Black Cloves" and "Golden Black", who have become internationally known for their unique taste. The numerous palm orchards of Mandali are surrounded by historic mud walls, some of which date back 200 years. Besides the harvest of the date cloves, the dried leaves of the palm trees are also used to produce mats, baskets, brooms and components for houses.[6]
The cultivation of date palms has only recently been revived. During theBa'athist period,the area was hit by war and faced mass displacement, water scarcity, burning of orchards and neglect. This essentially halted the date production for over three decades. In the 2000s the tradition was revived and infused with modern agricultural practices. By 2010, the orchards yielded a 70% increase in date harvest compared to previous years.[6]
Border trade
[edit]Being located in the vicinity of the Soumar border marketplace, in the IranianKermanshah province,there are commercial exchanges with Iran.[19]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^"Iranian influence seeping into Iraq".Al Arabiya.Archived fromthe originalon 9 November 2011.Retrieved28 December2019.
- ^"قوات الرد السريع والحشد الشعبي تسيطران على منفذي مندلي والمنذرية".Rûdaw(in Arabic). 11 July 2020.Retrieved24 October2020.
- ^"6 polîsên Iraqê li Mendelî hatin kuştin".ROJ News(in Kurdish).Retrieved20 December2019.
- ^"مەندەلی.. تیرۆریستانی داعش هێرشیان کردە سەر هێزێکی سوپای عێراق".Retrieved20 December2019.
- ^abcQassem, Fatima (30 December 2023)."Mandali's Clove Dates: A Journey Through Kurdish Culinary Heritage".Kurdistan Chronicle.Retrieved30 March2024.
- ^"Mandali".globalsecurity.org.Retrieved28 December2019.
- ^"Kurds push for Mandali Mayor office".Kirkuknow.Retrieved2024-01-04.
- ^abEditorial staff (13 March 2023)."Mandali turned into district again".Kirkuk Now.Retrieved30 March2024.
- ^Kane, Sean (2011)."Iraq's Disputed Territories"(PDF).p. 35.Retrieved24 October2020.
- ^المندلاوي, عمران (1985).مندلي عبر العصور.العراق: دار الحرية للطباعة.Retrieved7 March2021.
- ^abIhsan, Mohammad,Administrative Changes in Kirkuk and Disputed Areas in Iraq 1968-2003,p. 57
- ^C. J. Edmonds (1957).Kurds, Turks and Arabs, Politics, Travel and Research in North-Eastern Iraq, 1919-1925.Oxford University Press. p. 440.Retrieved17 November2019.
- ^Edmonds, C.J. (1957)."The Kurds of Iraq".Middle East Journal.11(1): 52–62.JSTOR4322870– via JSTOR.
- ^Kane, Sean (2011)."Iraq's Disputed Territories"(PDF).p. 67.Retrieved24 October2020.
- ^"Mandali".Global Security.Retrieved24 October2020.
- ^Khanaqini, Amir (6 May 2023)."Mandali protesters: We want a mayor living among us".Kirkuk Now.Retrieved30 March2024.
- ^"مندلي مدينة المليون نخلة تستغيث".Azzaman.28 October 2014.Retrieved25 October2020.
- ^"Iran, Iraq resume trade activity in Mandali border crossing".
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