Diyala Governorate
Diyala Governorate
محافظة ديالى | |
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Coordinates: 33°53′N 45°4′E / 33.883°N 45.067°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Capital | Baqubah |
Governor | Muthanna Al-Tamimi |
Area | |
• Total | 17,685 km2 (6,828 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,637,226 |
ISO 3166 code | IQ-DI |
HDI (2017) | 0.672[1] medium |
Diyala Governorate (
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Council
Geography
Diyala Governorate extends to the northeast of
A large portion of the province is drained by the
Population
The governorate is home to a diverse population of Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens.[5] According to the latest statistics, the number of inhabitants is approximately 1,6 million.[6]
Administrative districts
Diyala Governorate comprises seven districts, listed below with their areas[7] and populations as estimated in 2003:[8]
District | Name in Arabic |
Area in sq. km |
Population in 2003 |
---|---|---|---|
Ba'quba | بعقوبة | 1,630 | 467,895 |
Al-Muqdadiya |
المقدادية | 1,033 | 198,583 |
Khanaqin | خانقين | 3,512 | 160,379 |
Al-Khalis | الخالص | 2,994 | 255,889 |
Kifri | كفري | 1,139 | 42,010 |
Balad Ruz | بلد روز | 6,280 | 99,601 |
Mandali
|
مندلي | 47,796 | |
Total | 17,685 | 1,272,154 |
Cities, towns, and villages
- Baqubah (provincial capital)
- Nahrawan
- Miqdadiyah
- Hibhib
- Khanaqin
- Balad Ruz
- Al Khalis
- Bani Sa'ad
- Jalawla (or Jalula)
- Al-Sadiyah
- Mansouryat al-Jabel
- Camp Ashraf
- Dwelah
- Kingirban[9]
- Al-Ghalibiyah
- Abd Allah Bayk (عبدالله بيك)
- Safra'
- Marfu Village
- Village of Nye
- Udame
- Kan’aan
- Al Wajihiya
- Al Muntheriya
- Abu Saydah
- Buhriz
- Mandali
- Qaryat Imam ʽAskar
- Kifri
- Qara Tapa
Infrastructure
The Diyala Province boasts the Diyala Media Center which has one of the Middle East's tallest radio and television antennas at 349 metres (1,047 ft). The Diyala Media Center was built under contract by a Japanese architectural firm in 1989. It is one of Iraq's few independent radio and television stations that offer local television and radio news coverage as well as rebroadcasting state-run television.
Civil unrest/Iraq war
There is evidence that Al-Qaeda in Iraq moved its base of operations from Anbar province to Diyala in 2006 and during late 2006, Baqubah and much of the Diyala province were reported to have come under Sunni insurgent control.[10] This insurgent control is reported to have continued through 2007 and into early 2008.[11]
On May 11, 2007, Army Maj. Gen.
In June 2007, US forces launched
In January 2008 Operation Phantom Phoenix was launched in an attempt to eradicate the remaining insurgents following the Diyala campaign between 2006 and 2007.
Mid-2008 saw many changes in Diyala province with an increased effort by U.S. Forces and a substantial Iraqi Army presence, and in the Baqubah region, Islamic State of Iraq's activity was dramatically hampered, and the Sons of Iraq program served only to further weaken Islamic State in Iraq.
Declaration of autonomy
In December 2011, the governing council in Diyala province declared itself a semi-autonomous region within Iraq.
See also
- Hisham al-Hayali, former governor
- Battle of Baqubah
- 2004 Baqubah bombing
- 15 July 2008 Baquba bombings
- 15 September 2008 Balad Ruz bombing
- 23 April 2009 Iraqi suicide attacks
- 3 March 2010 Baqubah bombings
- 2014 Musab bin Omair mosque massacre
References
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- ^ "The Governor of Diyala Briefed Sayyid Ammar alHakim about the Efforts Made to Bring Back the Displaced People and to Reconstruct the Province after Clearing It from Terrorism". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
- ^ "Iraqi Deputy Governor Sentenced To Death for Armed Attacks - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14.
- ^ Biggest Olive Groves in Middle East – in Diyala
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- ^ "الصفحة الرئيسية - الجهاز المركزي للاحصاء". www.cosit.gov.iq. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ COSIT (Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology), Baghdad.
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- ^ "Republic of iraq (IQ): Asia/Iraq/Diyala". Tageo.com. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ Engel, Richard (December 27, 2006). "Reporting under al-Qaida control". Blogging Baghdad: The Untold Story. MSNBC. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ Engel, Richard (January 17, 2007). "Dangers of the Baghdad plan". Worldblog. MSNBC. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ "DoD Special Security Operations Briefing with Maj. Gen. Mixon from Iraq". News Transcript. U.S. Department of Defense. May 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Iraq's Diyala province demands semi-autonomous status". Xinhua. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ Hammoudi, Laith. "A second Iraqi province seeks autonomy from Baghdad". Miami Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2011.