Al-Hindiya
Al-Hindiya or Hindiya (Arabic: الهندية) is a city in Iraq on the Euphrates River. Al-Hindiya is located in the Kerbala Governorate and is the seat of Al-Hindiya District. The city used to be known as Tuwairij (Arabic: طويريج), which gives name to the "Tuwairij run" (Arabic: ركضة طويريج) that takes place here every year as part of the Mourning of Muharram on the Day of Ashura.[1] It has 84,100 citizens.
Al-Hindiya
الهندية | |
|---|---|
  Al-Hindiya | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′39″N 44°13′11″E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Kerbala |
| Municipality | Al-Hindiya District |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 84,100 |
History
The city was founded in 1793 AD by "Yahya Asif Al-Dawla Bahadur Al-Hindi" (يحيى آصف الدولة بهادر الهندي), who was a vizier of Bahadur Shah Zafar. The vizier funded digging a canal on the Euphrates to provide drinkable water for the region.[2]
Notable People
Nouri al Maliki went to school there in his younger days.
References
- "1 million pilgrims perform Tuwairij rush in Karbala". Aswat al-Iraq. 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- مجلة التراث الشعبي - العدد الأول - سنة 2002 (in Arabic)
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