Al-Hamdaniya District
Al-Hamdaniya District
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Al-Hamdaniyah district (light green) in Ninawa | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′17″N 43°22′25″E / 36.2714°N 43.3737°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh, smaller parts in Duhok (de facto) |
| Seat | Bakhdida |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,155 km2 (446 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 125,665 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Al-Hamdaniya District (also known as Bakhdida District; Arabic: قضاء الحمدانية; Syriac: ܪܘܼܣܬܩܐ ܕ ܒܓ݂ܕܝܕܐ) is a district in the north-east of the Nineveh Governorate (Ninawa) of Iraq.
Al-Hamdaniya District is divided between four sub-districts:
- Aski Kalak (Khabat) Sub-District, mostly Kurdish, some Assyrians and Yazidis, (de facto or even unofficial part of Aqrah district).
- 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: