Al-Hamdaniya District
Al-Hamdaniya District (also known as Bakhdida District Syriac: ܪܘܼܣܬܩܐ ܕ ܒܓ݂ܕܝܕܐ) is a district in the north-east of the Nineveh Governorate (Ninawa) of Iraq.
Al-Hamdaniya District | |
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 Al-Hamdaniyah district (light green) in Ninawa | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Nineveh Governorate |
| Seat | Bakhdida |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,155 km2 (446 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 125,665 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Al-Hamdaniya District is divided between four sub-districts:[1]
- Aski Kalak (Khabat) Sub-District, mostly Kurdish, some Assyrians and Yazidis,
- al-Namrud (al-Khidhr) Sub-District, mostly Arab and Turkmen, some Kaka'is, Shabak and Assyrian,
- Bartillah (Baritleh) Sub-District, mostly Assyrian, some Shabak, Arab and Turkmen,
- Qaraqosh (Bakhdida) Sub-District, mostly Assyrians, some Arabs, Shabak, Turkmen and Kaka'is.
Towns and villages include:
See also
- Assyrian homeland
- Proposals for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq
- Assyrian settlements
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References
- "The Struggle to Exist, Part II: Violence against Assyrian Communities in Nineveh Province's Disputed Territories" (PDF). Assyria Council of Europe, Hammurabi Human Rights Organization. February 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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