Mandali ( ar, مندلي, ku, Mendelî ,مەندەلی) is a town in
Balad Ruz District,
Diyala Governorate
Diyala Governorate ( ar, محافظة ديالى ) or Diyala Province is a governorate in central-eastern Iraq.
Provincial government
*Governor: Muthana al-Timimi
*Deputy Governor: Mohammed Jassim al-Jubouri
Council
Geography
Diyala Gov ...
in Iraq, near the
Iranian border. The town experienced
Arabization
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during the
Saddam era and has a mixed
Kurdish and
Arab population. The town is
disputed
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between the federal government of Iraq and the autonomous
Kurdistan Region.
Mandali is known for its
palm tree orchards and
dates.
History
The former name of Mandali was Bendink
which was the capital of the
Kurdish principality Bani Ammz.
Kurds constituted 50% of the population in 1947 and the majority continued throughout the 1950s. About 4,000 Kurdish families were deported or fled the town after the collapse of the
Kurdish movement in 1975.
During September 1980 of the
Iran–Iraq War, the town and other nearby villages were attacked by Iranian forces. The population of the town was 25,656 in 1977 but decreased to 8,092 in 1987. A republican
decree established Baladruz District in 1987 which Mandali was attached to.
Border trade
Being located in the vicinity of the Soumar border marketplace, in the Iranian
Kermanshah province, there are commercial exchanges with Iran.
See also
*
Sumar
References
Populated places in Diyala Province
Iran–Iraq border crossings
Kurdish settlements in Iraq
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