Khanaqin District (Arabic: قضاء خانقين, Kurdish: قەزای خانەقین/Qezay Xaneqîn)[3] is a district in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. The district is a part of the Disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[4]
Khanaqin District | |
|---|---|
 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) |
The Alwand River runs through Khanaqin District before joining the Diyala 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- ^ a b "Khanaqin, Iraq". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ NGO Co-ordination Committee.
- ^ "لەگوندی شێرگی سنوری قەزای خانەقین پەلاماری هێزەكانی مغاویری سوپای عیراق دەدرێـت". www.gksat.tv. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ 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. ISSN 1362-9395. S2CID 211459798. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "اخبار - قضاء خانقين يعلن ارتفاع عدد سكانه إلى خمسة أضعاف بسبب الاستقرار الأمني". www.alsumaria.tv. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
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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