Districts of Iraq
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Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
's 18 provinces
Governorates of Iraq
||Iraq is composed of 18 provinces :#Baghdād #Salāh ad-Dīn #Diyālā #Wāsit #Maysān #Al-Basrah #Dhī Qār #Al-Muthannā #Al-Qādisiyyah...
are subdivided into 111 districts (qadaa
Qadaa
Kaza or caza , meaning "jurisdiction" and often translated "district," is a term for a second-level administrative division in Iraq and Lebanon and for a third-level administrative division in Jordan and the former Ottoman Empire....
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The district usually bears the same name as the district capital. The districts are also separated into sub-districts.
The districts are listed below, by governorate (with capital in parentheses):
Al Anbar Governorate
- Al-Ka'im District (Al-Ka'im)
- Al-Rutba DistrictAr Rutba (district)Ar Rutba is a district in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. It is centred around the town of Ar Rutba.-cities:* Al Waleed* Ar Rutba* Nukhayb* Tarbil* Akashat* Al Habbariyah* Al Kasrah...
(Al-Rutba) - Ana DistrictAnah (district)Anah is a district in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. It is centred around the town of Anah....
(AnahAnahAnah, or Ana, is an Iraqi town on the Euphrates river, approximately mid-way between the Gulf of Alexandretta and the Persian Gulf.-Etymology:...
) - Falluja District (Falluja)
- Haditha District (HadithaHadithaHaditha is a city in the western Iraqi Al Anbar Governorate, about 240 km northwest of Baghdad. It is a farming town situated on the Euphrates River at . Its population of around 100,000 people is predominantly Sunni Muslim Arabs...
) - Hīt District (HītHītHīt is an Iraqi city in Al-Anbar province. Hīt lies northwest of Ramadi, the provincial capital.On the Euphrates River, Hīt is a small walled town built on two mounds on the site of the ancient city of Is; bitumen wells in the vicinity have been utilized for at least 3,000 years and were used in...
) - Ramadi District (RamadiRamadiRamadi is a city in central Iraq, about west of Baghdad. It is the capital of Al Anbar Governorate.-History:Ramadi is located in a fertile, irrigated, alluvial plain.The Ottoman Empire founded Ramadi in 1869...
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Al Muthanna Governorate
- Al-Khidhir DistrictAl-Khidhir DistrictAl-Khidhir District is a district of the Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Khidhir) - Al-Rumaitha DistrictAl-Rumaitha DistrictAl-Rumaitha District is a district of the Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Rumaitha) - Al-Salman DistrictAl-Salman DistrictAl-Salman District is a district of the Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Salman) - Al-Samawa DistrictAl-Samawa DistrictAl-Samawa District is a district of the Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq....
(Samawa)
Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
- Afaq DistrictAfaq DistrictAfaq District is a district of the Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq....
(Afaq) - Al-Shamiya DistrictAl-Shamiya DistrictAl-Shamiya District is a district of the Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Shamiya) - Diwaniya DistrictDiwaniya DistrictDiwaniya District is a district of the Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq....
(Diwaniya) - Hamza DistrictHamza DistrictHamza District is a district of the Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq....
(Hamza)
Arbil Governorate
Arbil Governorate is part of Iraqi KurdistanIraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
, with the exception of the southern Makhmour district.
- ArbilArbilArbil / Hewlêr is the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and Mosul...
(71) - Koisanjaq (80)
- ShaqlawaShaqlawaShaqlawa is an Assyrian city in the Arbil Governorate in Iraq.Shaqlawa, a town of approximately 25,000 people, lies 51 km to the northeast of Erbil, at the bottom of Safeen Mountain, and to the northeast of Erbil. Shaqlawa is situated between Safeen Mountain and Sork Mountain, and sits 966 m...
(89), cities are Salahaddin and Hareer - Soran District (94), cities are Town of SoranTown of SoranDiana is a village in Erbil Governorate, northern Iraq. Diana is the capital of Soran district which has a population of approximately 125,000, of which 64% were refugees who returned to Iraq within the last ten years...
, RawanduzRowanduzThe town Rawandiz is a city of Iraq, which located in the sub-district of Soran, in the Arbil Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan, close to the Iranian border.The population in 2003 was 95,089...
and Diana - Makhmour
- Mergasur (83)
- Choman (66)
Babil Governorate
- Al-Mahawil District (Al-MahawilAl-MahawilAl-Mahawil is a Sunni Arab city in southern Iraq in the Babil Governorate....
) - Al-Musayab District (Al-Musayab)
- Hashimiya DistrictHashimiya DistrictHashimiya District is a district of the Babil Governorate, Iraq....
(Hashimiya) - Hilla District (Hilla)
Baghdad Governorate
- Abu Ghraib District
- Al Istiqlal DistrictAl Istiqlal DistrictAl Istiqlal District is a district of the Baghdad Governorate, Iraq....
- Al-Mada'in DistrictAl-Mada'in DistrictAl-Mada'in District is a district of the Baghdad Governorate, Iraq....
- Mahmudiya District (Mahmudiya)
- Taji DistrictTaji DistrictTaji District is a district of the Baghdad Governorate, Iraq....
- Al Tarmia DistrictAl Tarmia DistrictAl Tarmia District is a district of the Baghdad Governorate, Iraq....
- BaghdadAdministrative districts in BaghdadThere are nine administrative districts in the city of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, that correspond to the nine district advisory councils. The Baghdad Security Plan used these nine districts as the nine security districts....
City- AdhamiyahAdhamiyahAl-Adhamiyah , also Azamiya, is a neighborhood and east-central district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq....
- KarkhKarkhKarkh or Al-Karkh is historically the name of the western half of Baghdad, Iraq, or alternatively, the western shore of the river Tigris as it ran through Baghdad. The eastern shore is known as Al-Rasafa....
- Karadah
- Kadhimyah
- MansourMansour districtAl Mansour district is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is named after Abu Ja'far al-Mansur, the second Abbasid Caliph and founder of Baghdad....
- Sadr CitySadr CitySadr City is a suburb district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It was built in 1959 by Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qassim and later unofficially renamed Sadr City after deceased Shia leader Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr....
- Al Rashid
- RusafaRusafaAl Rusafa or Rasafa is the east-bank settlement of Baghdad, Iraq, or the eastern shore of the river Tigris. It is also one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad...
- 9 Nissan
- Adhamiyah
Basra Governorate
- Abu Al-Khaseeb DistrictAbu Al-Khaseeb DistrictAbu Al-Khaseeb District is a district of the Basra Governorate, Iraq....
(Abu Al-KhaseebAbu Al-KhaseebAbu Al-Khaseeb, sometimes spelled Abu Al-Khasib, is a town in the Basrah Governorate of Iraq south of Basra. It is a primarily Shia town.Abu Al-Khasib is considered an agricultural town. It is well known by its palm farms all over Ahat Al-Arab. There are also farms of different kinds of vegetables....
) - Al-Midaina DistrictAl-Midaina DistrictAl-Midaina District is a district of the Basra Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Midaina) - Al-Qurna DistrictAl-Qurna DistrictAl-Qurna District is a district of the Basra Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Qurna) - Al-Zubair DistrictAl-Zubair DistrictAl-Zubair District is a district of the Basra Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Zubair) - Basrah DistrictBasrah DistrictBasrah District is a district of the Basra Governorate, Iraq....
(Basrah) - al-Faw DistrictAl-Faw DistrictAl-Faw District is a district of the Basra Governorate, Iraq....
(al-Faw)
Dhi Qar Governorate
- Al-Chibayish DistrictAl-Chibayish DistrictAl-Chibayish District is a district of the Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Chibayish) - Al-Rifa'i DistrictAl-Rifa'i DistrictAl-Rifa'i District is a district of the Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Rifa'i) - Al-Shatra DistrictAl-Shatra DistrictAl-Shatra District is a district of the Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Shatra) - Nassriya DistrictNassriya DistrictNassriya District is a district of the Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq....
(Nassriya) - Suq Al-Shoyokh DistrictSuq Al-Shoyokh DistrictSuq Al-Shoyokh District is a district of the Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq....
(Suq Al-Shoyokh)
Diyala Governorate
- Al-Khalis DistrictAl-Khalis DistrictAl-Khalis District is a district of the Diyala Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Khalis) - Al-Muqdadiya DistrictAl-Muqdadiya DistrictAl-Muqdadiya District is one of the districts of Diyala Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Muqdadiya) - Baladrooz DistrictBaladrooz DistrictBaladrooz District is a district of the Diyala Governorate, Iraq....
(Baladrooz) - Ba'quba DistrictBa'quba DistrictBa'quba District is one of the districts of Diyala Governorate in Iraq....
(Ba'quba) - Khanaqin District (KhanaqinKhanaqinKhanaqin is a city in Iraq. It is located at 34.3°N, 45.4°E in the Diyala Governorate, near the Iranian border on a tributary of the Diyala River...
) - Kifri District (KifriKifriKifri is a town in Iraq and a seat of Kifri District. The district population was estimated at 42,010 in 2003 . Kurds form the majority of the population both in this town and in the District, which is currently part of Diyala Governorate...
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Duhok Governorate
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
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- Amadiya District (Amadiya)
- Dahuk District (DahukDahuk, IraqDohuk is the capital of Dahuk Governorate in Iraq. It has about 250.000 inhabitants, mostly consisting of Kurds, with an Assyrian minority...
) - Sumel District (Sumel)
- Zakho DistrictZakho DistrictZakho District is one of four district that make up the Dohuk Governorate in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.The district has three sub-districts:*Shirnakhi*Rekani*Sindi*Rizgari*Guli...
(ZakhoZakhoZakho is a district and a town in Northern Iraq located a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border.Zakho is a province of the Dohuk Governorate. The city has 200,000 inhabitants. It may have originally begun on a small island in the Little Khabur which currently flows through the city...
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Karbala Governorate
- Ain Al-Tamur DistrictAin Al-Tamur DistrictAin Al-Tamur District is a district of the Karbala Governorate, Iraq....
(Ain Al-Tamur) - Al-Hindiya DistrictAl-Hindiya DistrictAl-Hindiya District is a district of the Karbala Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Hindiya) - Kerbala DistrictKerbala DistrictKerbala District is a district of the Karbala Governorate, Iraq....
(Kerbala)
Kirkuk Governorate
(From 1976 to mid 2006 called At-Ta'mim)- Al-Hawiga DistrictAl-Hawiga DistrictAl-Hawiga District is a district of the Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Hawiga) - Daquq DistrictDaquq DistrictDaquq District is a district of the Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq....
(DaquqDaquqDaquq or Daquqa, Dakuk, Daqooq, Tavuk or Tawuq is a historic town in Iraq south of Kirkuk. It is the capital of Daquq District, one of the four Districts of Kirkuk Governorate...
) - Kirkuk DistrictKirkuk DistrictKirkuk District is a district of the Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq....
(KirkukKirkukKirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate.It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, north of the capital, Baghdad...
) - Makhmur DistrictMakhmur DistrictMakhmur District is a district of the Arbil Governorate, Iraq....
(Makhmur)
Maysan Governorate
- Ali Al-Gharbi DistrictAli Al-Gharbi DistrictAli Al-Gharbi District is a district of the Maysan Governorate, Iraq....
(Ali Al-Gharbi) - Al-Kahla DistrictAl-Kahla DistrictAl-Kahla District is a district of the Maysan Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Kahla) - Al-Maimouna DistrictAl-Maimouna DistrictAl-Maimouna District is a district of the Maysan Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Maimouna) - Al-Mejar Al-Kabi DistrictAl-Mejar Al-Kabi DistrictAl-Mejar Al-Kabi District is a district of the Maysan Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Mejar Al-Kabi) - Amara DistrictAmara DistrictAmara District is a district of the Maysan Governorate, Iraq....
(AmarahAmarahAmarah , is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad about 50 km from the border with Iran. It lies at the northern tip of the marshlands between the Tigris and Euphrates....
) - Qal'at Saleh DistrictQal'at Saleh DistrictQal'at Saleh District is a district of the Maysan Governorate, Iraq....
(Qal'at Saleh)
Najaf Governorate
- Al-Manathera DistrictAl-Manathera DistrictAl-Manathera District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Manathera) - Kufa District (KufaKufaKufa is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000....
) - Najaf District (NajafNajafNajaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate...
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Ninawa GovernorateNinawa GovernorateNinawa is a governorate in northern Iraq, and the Arabic name for the biblical city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people in 2003. Its chief city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of ancient...
Kurdistan Regional Government
The Kurdistan Regional Government , , is the official ruling body of the predominantly Kurds-populated Kurdistan Region in Northern Iraq...
control.
- Akre District (AkreÅkreÅkre may refer to the following locations:*Åkre, Hedmark in Rendalen municipality, Hedmark, Norway*Åkre, Telemark in Drangedal municipality, Telemark, Norway*Åkrehamn in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland, Norway-See also:*Åker...
) - Al-Ba'aj DistrictAl-Ba'aj DistrictAl-Ba'aj District is a district of the Ninawa Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Ba'ajAl-Ba'ajBa'aj is a city and district in the western part of the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq...
) - Al-Hamdaniya DistrictAl-Hamdaniya DistrictAl-Hamdaniya District is one of ten districts that make up the Ninawa Governorate, Iraq.Towns and villages include:*Bakhdida*Bartella*Bashiqa*Karamles...
(BakhdidaBakhdidaBakhdida , also known as Baghdeda, Qaraqosh, Karakosh or Al-Hamdaniya, is an Assyrian town in the northern Iraq Ninawa Governorate, located about 32 km southeast of the city of Mosul amid agricultural lands, close to the ruins of the ancient Assyrian cities Nimrud and Nineveh. It is connected...
) - Hatra DistrictHatra DistrictHatra District is a district of the Ninawa Governorate, Iraq....
(HatraHatraHatra is an ancient city in the Ninawa Governorate and al-Jazira region of Iraq. It is currently known as al-Hadr, a name which appears once in ancient inscriptions, and it was in the ancient Iranian province of Khvarvaran. The city lies northwest of Baghdad and southwest of Mosul.-History:Hatra...
) - Mosul DistrictMosul DistrictMosul District is a district of the Ninawa Governorate, Iraq....
(MosulMosulMosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial...
) - Shekhan DistrictShekhan DistrictThe Shekhan District is a district in the Ninewa Governorate of Iraq.It is bordered by the Amadiya and Dahuk Districts of the Dahuk Governorate to the north, the Akre district to the east, Al-Hamdaniya District to the south, and the Tel Kaif District to the west.After 1991 the Kurds controlled the...
(Ain Sifni) - Sinjar DistrictSinjar DistrictSinjar District is a district of the Ninawa Governorate, Iraq....
(SinjarSinjarSinjar is the name of a town and district in northwestern Iraq's Ninawa Governorate near the Syrian border. Its population at the time of the 2006 census was 39,875....
) - Tel Afar DistrictTel Afar DistrictTel Afar District is a district of the Ninawa Governorate, Iraq....
(Tel Afar) - Tel Keppe DistrictTel Keppe DistrictTel Keppe District is one of ten districts that make up the Ninewa Governorate. It has a large Assyrian/Chaldean population....
(Tel KeppeTel KeppeTel Keppe , is one of the largest formerly Assyrian towns in Iraq. It is located in the Ninawa Governorate, less than 8 miles North East of Mosul in northern Iraq.-Etymology:...
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Salah ad Din Governorate
- Al-Daur DistrictAl-Daur DistrictAl-Daur District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Daur) - Al-Shirqat DistrictAl-Shirqat DistrictAl-Shirqat District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Shirqat) - Baiji DistrictBaiji DistrictBaiji District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(BaijiBaijiBaiji may refer to:* The Baiji or Yangtze River Dolphin * Baiji, Iraq, a city of northern Iraq.* "Baiji" is the pinyin Romanization for Baekje....
) - Balad DistrictBalad DistrictBalad District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(BaladBalad, IraqBalad is a city north of Baghdad in the Salah ad Din Governorate Iraq. It is located within the borders of the so-called Sunni Triangle; however, Balad is a primarily Shiite town of approximately 100,000...
) - Samarra DistrictSamarra DistrictSamarra District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(SamarraSamarraSāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700....
) - Tikrit DistrictTikrit DistrictTikrit District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(TikritTikritTikrit is a town in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad on the Tigris river . The town, with an estimated population in 2002 of about 260,000 is the administrative center of the Salah ad Din Governorate.-Ancient times:...
) - Tooz DistrictTooz DistrictTooz District is a district of the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq....
(Tooz)
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Sulaymaniyah Governorate is part of Iraqi KurdistanIraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
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- Chamchamal DistrictChamchamal DistrictChamchamal District is a district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq....
(ChamchamalChamchamalChamchamal is a Kurdish city located to the east of Kirkuk and west of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan.The city's population of 200,000 is relatively young....
) - Darbandokeh DistrictDarbandokeh DistrictDarbandokeh District is a district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq....
(DarbandokehDarbandokehDarbandokeh, , is an Assyrian village located in the sub-district of Harir and in the district of Shaqlawa. It was previously inhabited by both Kurds and Assyrians. The Assyrians of Darbandokeh came right after the Assyrian genocide that took place within the Ottoman Empire. They came from the...
) - Dokan DistrictDokan DistrictDokan District is a district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq....
(DokanDokanIn Iraq, Dokan may refer to:* Lake Dokan* Dokan District...
) - Halabja DistrictHalabja DistrictHalabja District is a district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq....
(HalabjaHalabjaHalabja , is a Kurdish town in Northern Iraq, located about north-east of Baghdad and 8–10 miles from the Iranian border....
) - Kalar DistrictKalar DistrictKalar District is a district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq....
(KalarKalar, IraqKalar is a town in Iraqi Kurdistan located on Sirwan river, and to the east of Kifri and to the west of Qasri Shirin and Sarpol Zahab in Kermanshah Province in western Iran. Part of the twin towns of Smud-Kalar, Smud was renamed Rizgari after the 1991 Kurdish uprising against the Ba'ath party...
) - Penjwin DistrictPenjwin DistrictPenjwin District is a district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq....
(Penjwin) - Pshdar DistrictPshdar DistrictPshdar District is a district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq....
(Pshdar) - Rania DistrictRania DistrictRania District is a district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq....
(RaniaRanyeRanya is a town located in Southern Kurdistan, north east of Sulaymaniyah. The population of this city was involved in the revolutionary movement of Kurdish people from the war against the British Empire invasion during Şêx Mehmud's government, the Eylûl revolution, and the uprising which broke...
) - Sharbazher District (SharbazherSharbazherSharbazher District is a district in Sulaymaniyah Governorate in northeastern Iraq.It refers to the lands north of Sulaymaniyah or the lands behind the goyzha mountain....
) - Sulaymaniya DistrictSulaymaniya DistrictSulaymaniya District is a district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq....
(Sulaymaniya)
Wasit Governorate
- Al-Hai DistrictAl-Hai DistrictAl-Hai District is a district of the Wasit Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Hai) - Al-Na'maniya DistrictAl-Na'maniya DistrictAl-Na'maniya District is a district of the Wasit Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Na'maniya) - Al-Suwaira DistrictAl-Suwaira DistrictAl-Suwaira District is a district of the Wasit Governorate, Iraq....
(Al-Suwaira) - Badra DistrictBadra DistrictBadra District is a district of the Wasit Governorate, Iraq....
(BadraBadra, IraqBadra is a town in south eastern Iraq near the Iraqi-Iranian borders in Wasit Governorate. Its population is a mixture of Arabs, Arabized Kurds and Faili Kurds....
) - Kut DistrictKut DistrictKut District is a district of the Wasit Governorate, Iraq....
(KutKutAl-Kūt is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about 160 kilometres south east of Baghdad. the estimated population is about 374,000 people...
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