Diyala Province

Diyala Province () is a province in eastren Iraq.

 Provincial Govrenment 
Govrenor: Abdul-Nasir Al-Muntasir Billah Al-Mahdawi
Deputy Govrenor: Furat Muhammad Abed Al-Tamimi 
Provincial Cooncil Chairman (PCC): Talib Muhammad Hasan 

 Geography 
Diyala Province stends tae the northeast o Baghdad as far as the mairch wi Iran. Its caipital is Baqubah. It kivers an aurie o 17,685 square kilometre (6,828 sq mi).

A muckle portion o the province is drained bi the Diyala River, a major tributary o the Tigris. Acause o its proximity tae twa major soorces o watter, Diyala's main industry is agricultur, mainly dates grown in muckle shaws. The province conteens ane o the mucklest olive shaws in the Middle East.Biggest Olive Groves in Middle East – in Diyala It is recognized as the oranger caipital o the Middle East an aw. The Hamrin Muntains passes through the govrenorate.

 Population 
In 2003, it haed an estimatit population o some 1,224,000 fowk. Iraqi Arabs comprise aboot 82 percent o the govrenorate, Iraqi Kurds aboot 16 percent (feckly in the Khanaquin an Kifri Destricts), an Iraqi Turkmen aboot 2 percent.Web Aroond 75% o the population stey in the major ceeties: Baqubah, Muqdadiyah an Khanaqin.Web

The population (as estimate in 2003) is as follaes:

 Destrict Baqubah Al-Muqdadiya Khanaqin Al Khalis Kifri Balad Ruz TotalPopulation467,895198,583160,379255,88942,01099,6011,224,358

Destricts
 Al Khalis Destrict (Al Khalis)
 Al-Muqdadiya Destrict (Al-Muqdadiya)
 Balad Ruz Destrict (Balad Ruz)
 Ba'quba Destrict (Ba'quba)
 Khanaqin Destrict (Khanaqin)
 Kifri Destrict (Kifri)

 Ceeties an touns an veelages 
 Baqubah (provincial caipital)
 Muqdadiyah
 Hebheb
 Khanaqin
 Balad Ruz
 Al Khalis
 Bani sa'ad
 Jalula
 As-Sadiyah
 Ashraf Ceety
 Dwelah
 Kingirban
 Marfu Veelage
 Veelage o Nye
 Udame
 Kingirban
 Al Mansouryah
 Kan’aan
 Al Wajehiya
 Al Muntheriya
 Abu Saydah
 Buhriz
 Mandali

 References 

 Freemit airtins 
Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit

Category:Provinces o Iraq

Category:Fertile Crescent