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Xaneqîn
Khanaqin (; ) is the central city of Khanaqin District in Diyala Governorate, Iraq, near the Iran–Iraq border, Iranian border (8 km) on the Alwand River, Alwand tributary of the Diyala River. The town is populated by Kurds who speak the Southern Kurdish dialect. Khanaqin is situated on the main Highway 5 (Iraq), road which Shia pilgrims use when visiting holy Islamic cities. The city is rich in oil, and the first Iraqi oil refinery and Pipeline transport, oil pipeline was built nearby in 1927. The main tribes of Khanaqin include Kalhor (tribe), Kalhor, Feyli (tribe), Feyli, Zand tribe, Zand, Malekshahi (tribe), Malekshahi Suramiri (tribe), Suramiri, Arkavazi (tribe), Arkavazi and Zangana (tribe), Zangana. The city experienced Ba'athist Arabization campaigns in northern Iraq, Arabization during the Saddam Hussein, Saddam era, but this has been substantially reversed after the Iraq War, fall of the regime in 2003 and remains Disputed territories of Northern Iraq, disputed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanaqin District
Khanaqin District (, ) is a district in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. The district is a part of the Disputed territories of Northern Iraq. The Alwand River runs through Khanaqin District before joining the Diyala River The Diyala (Arabic: ; ; Farsi: , ) is a river and tributary of the Tigris. It is formed by the confluence of the Sirwan and Tanjaro rivers in Darbandikhan Dam in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate of Northern Iraq. It covers a total distance of . .... The district population was estimated to be 175,000 in 2003. The population of the Judicial Center increased from 20,000 in 2003 to more than 160,000 in 2011. References External links Khanaqin, once known as ‘city of tolerance,’ still open to Arab refugeesWikimapia Xaneqîn District (KRG)Home - NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq - Diyala Governorate Profile Jan 2016 Districts of Diyala Province Khanaqin {{iraq-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |