Diyala Governorate

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Diyala Governorate is an ethnically diverse province in eastern Iraq, bordering Iran, known for its mix of Arab, Kurdish, and Turkmen communities and its strategic agricultural and security significance.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf governorate of Iraq ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf Iraq ⓘ
borders Baghdad Governorate ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Kirkuk Governorate ⓘ
linked to: Kirkuk

Salah al-Din Governorate ⓘ
Sulaymaniyah Governorate ⓘ
linked to: Sulaymaniyah

Wasit Governorate ⓘ
capital Baqubah ⓘ
conflictAffected Iraq War ⓘ
Islamic State insurgency ⓘ
insurgency in Iraq ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
hasCity Balad Ruz ⓘ
Baqubah ⓘ
Khanaqin ⓘ
Mandali ⓘ
Miqdadiyah ⓘ
hasDistrict Al-Khalis District ⓘ
Al-Mansouryah District ⓘ
Al-Muqdadiyah District ⓘ
Balad Ruz District ⓘ
Baqubah District ⓘ
linked to: Baqubah

Khanaqin District ⓘ
Kifri District ⓘ
Miqdadiyah District ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Arabs ⓘ
Assyrians ⓘ
Kurds ⓘ
Turkmens ⓘ
hasReligiousCommunity Christians ⓘ
linked to: Christian Church

Sabian Mandaeans ⓘ
linked to: Mandaeism

Shia Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Shia Islam

Sunni Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Sunni Islam

Yazidis ⓘ
hasSecurityIssue border security concerns ⓘ
militia activity ⓘ
sectarian violence ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance agricultural production ⓘ
security corridor between Baghdad and Iran ⓘ
knownFor citrus orchards ⓘ
date palm groves ⓘ
grain cultivation ⓘ
largestCity Baqubah ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Iraq ⓘ
namedAfter Diyala River ⓘ
partOf Republic of Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Iraq
timeZone Arabia Standard Time ⓘ
traversedBy Diyala River ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ

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Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iraqi Turkmen → populationConcentration → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Diyala River → locatedInAdministrativeRegion → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Diyala River → flowsThrough → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Adhaim River → region → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
central Iraq → contains → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Southern Kurdish → region → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Salah ad Din Governorate → borderedBy → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) → location → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Eastern Iraq → containsGovernorate → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Baghdad Governorate → borderedBy → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Iraqi Turkmen Front → activeIn → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Turkmeneli → passesThroughGovernorate → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Kifri → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Kifri → governingBody → Diyala Governorate authorities ⓘ
linked to: Diyala Governorate
Baqubah → capitalOf → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Baqubah → isSeatOf → Diyala Governorate administration ⓘ
linked to: Diyala Governorate
Wasit Governorate → hasBorder → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Iraqi insurgency → location → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Salah ad Din Governorate → bordersGovernorate → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Halabja Governorate → borderWith → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Eshnunna → locatedIn → Diyala River region ⓘ
linked to: Diyala Governorate
Iraqi Shia militias → operatesIn → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Shia Turkmen → residence → Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Baghdad–Kirkuk highway → passesThrough → Diyala Governorate ⓘ