Khanaqin District (Diyala)

Khanaqin District
قضاء خانقين
قەزای خانەقین
District
Districts of Diyala Governorate
Country Iraq
GovernorateDiyala Governorate
SeatKhanaqin
Area
 • Total
3,512 km2 (1,356 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Total
350,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

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]

Officially, according to the Federal government of Iraq, Khanaqin District belongs to Diyala Governorate. However, this district has been de facto split in two between Diyala Governorate and Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Kurdistan Region).

In effect, there exist two "Khanaqin Districts". There's one "Khanaqin District" in Diyala Governorate consisting of three subdistricts of Khanaqin Central Subdistrict (which includes the capital city Khanaqin), Al-Sadiyah Subdistrict, and Jalawla Subdistrict. There's another "Khanaqin District" which includes Qoratu Subdistrict and Maydan Subdistrict. Prior to 2015, under jurisdiction of Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Kurdistan Region), their portion of Khanaqin District was expanded to include Bamo Subdistrict. In 2015, this subdistrict joined Halabja District (Halabja Governorate).

The Alwand River runs through Khanaqin District before joining the Diyala River.

Population

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

  1. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. 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. S2CID 211459798. 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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