Miqdadiyah (Arabic: المقدادية; Kurdish: شارەبان, Şareban (Shareban, Sharaban)[2][3]) is a city in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. Its population is a mix of Arabs, Turkmens and Kurds.[4] The city is located about 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Baghdad and 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Baquba.
Miqdadiyah
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  Miqdadiyah | |
| Coordinates: 33°58′43.0″N 44°56′13.0″E / 33.978611°N 44.936944°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Diyala |
| Municipality | Al-Miqdadiya District |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 155,968[1] |
Etymology
editThe etymology of the name Miqdad or Muqdadia stands for Persian "Given by the Magi", in the same way as the name Baghdad stands "Given by God".[5]
References
edit- ^ "نسبة المخدومين في محافظة ديالى". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "Di encama şer de 4 kes hatin kuştin" [As a result of the war, 4 people were killed] (in Kurdish). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "شارهبان... بە هۆی وەرگەڕانی ئۆتۆمبێلێكەوە سێ كەس بوونە قوربانی" [Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a car accident] (in Kurdish). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Iraq: Security situation and internally displaced people in Diyala, April 2015" (PDF).
- ^ Malayeri, Mohammadi (1375). فرهنگ ایران در دوران انتقال از عصر ساسانی به عصر اسلامی، جلد دوم [Iranian culture during the transition from the Sassanid era to the Islamic era, the second volume] (in Persian). TOS Publications.
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