Khanaqin District

Khanaqin District (Arabic: قضاء خانقين‎, Kurdish: قەزای خانەقین‎)[3] is a district in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. The district is a part of the Disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[4]

Khanaqin District
District
Districts of Diyala Governorate
Country Iraq
GovernorateDiyala Governorate
SeatKhanaqin
Area
 • Total3,512 km2 (1,356 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Total350,000
Time zoneUTC+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 2011-2010 Because of the stability of the security situation.[5]

References
  1. "Khanaqin, Iraq". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. NGO Co-ordination Committee.
  3. "لەگوندی شێرگی سنوری قەزای خانەقین پەلاماری هێزەكانی مغاویری سوپای عیراق دەدرێـت". www.gksat.tv. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. 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. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. "اخبار - قضاء خانقين يعلن ارتفاع عدد سكانه إلى خمسة أضعاف بسبب الاستقرار الأمني". www.alsumaria.tv. Retrieved 2017-05-28.

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