Khanaqin District ( ar, قضاء خانقين, ku, قەزای خانەقین) is a district in Diyala Governorate,

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

. The district is a part of the

Disputed territories of Northern Iraq The disputed territories of Northern Iraq ( ar, المناطق المتنازع عليها في العراق, ku, ناوچە جێناکۆکەکانی عێراق) are regions defined by article 140 of the Constitution of Iraq as being Arabised ...

. The Alwand River runs through Khanaqin District before joining the Diyala River. The district population was estimated to be 175,000 in 2003. The population of the Judicial Center increased from 20,000 in 2003 to more than 160,000 in 2011.

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Khanaqin, once known as ‘city of tolerance,’ still open to Arab refugees

Wikimapia Xaneqîn District (KRG)

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