Tooz District ( ar, قضاء طوز) is a district in the north-eastern part of
Saladin Governorate
The Saladin or Salah Al-Din Governorate ( ar, محافظة صلاح الدين) is one of Iraq's 19 governorates, north of Baghdad. It has an area of , with an estimated population of 1,042,200 people in 2003. It is made up of 8 districts, with t ...
,
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 Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
. Its main settlement is the city of
Tuz Khurmatu
Tuz Khurmatu ( ar, طوزخورماتو, tr, Tuzhurmatu, ku, دووزخورماتوو, translit=Duz Xurmatû, also spelled as Tuz Khurma and Tuz Khormato) is the central city of Tooz District in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, located 55 miles (88 ...
. Other towns include
Sulaiman Bek
Sulaiman Bek ( ar, سليمان بيك) is a town in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, located some 170 km (105 mi) north of Baghdad.
The town is populated by the Al-Nuaim, Jubur
Jubur ( ar, جبور, also spelled Jebour, Jibour, Jubour, Jab ...
,
Yankjah, and
Amirli
Amirli ( ar, آمرلي, ʾĀmirlī; tr, Emirli) also spelt Amerli, is a predominantly Shia Iraqi Turkmen, Turkmen town in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, approximately 100 km from the Iranian border. It is the centre of a farming region.
Histo ...
. Its population is predominantly
Turkmen. The district's name is in the Turkmen dialect, meaning 'salt.'
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References
Districts of Saladin Governorate
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