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Khanaqin District

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Country
  
Iraq

Time zone
  
AST (UTC+3)

Seat
  
Khanaqin

Area
  
3,512 km²

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Governorate
  
Sulaymaniyah Governorate

Khanaqin District (Kurdish: Xanaqîn) is a disputed territory in Northern Iraq. Currently within Sulaymaniyah Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan, prior to 1991 it lay within Diyala Governorate of Iraq.

Map of Khanaqin, Iraq

The Alwand River runs through Khanaqin District before joining the Diyala River.

The district population was estimated to be 175,000.

References

Khanaqin District Wikipedia