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| The province is further divided into six districts: | The province is further divided into six districts: | ||
| *'''Al Khalis''' whose population center is the city by the same name. The city of Al Khalis is roughly 15 kilometers North of ]. | |||
| *Al Khalis | |||
| *Al Muqdadiya | |||
| *'''Al Muqdadiya''' also has a population center by the same name. The city of Muqdadiya is roughly 100 kilometers Northeast of ]. | |||
| *Baquba | |||
| *Baladrooz | |||
| *''']''' one of the major cities in Iraq which is centrally located in the province, roughly 25 kilometers East of the ] and divided in half by the Diyala River. the city of ] is roughly 200 kilometers Northeast of ]. | |||
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| *'''Baladrooz''' is in the southern portion of the Diyala province about half way between ] and ]. | |||
| ⚫ | *''']''' | ||
| *Kifri | *Kifri | ||
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Diyala is one of the constituent provinces of the nation of Iraq. It extends to the northeast of Baghdad as far as the Iranian border. Its capital is Baquba.
Diyala province covers an area of 17,685 km². In 2003, it had an estimated population of some 1,271,000 people, mostly Sunni Arabs and Kurds. A large portion of the province is drained by the Diyala River, a major tributary of the Tigris.
The province is further divided into six districts:
- Al Khalis whose population center is the city by the same name. The city of Al Khalis is roughly 15 kilometers North of Baquba.
- Al Muqdadiya also has a population center by the same name. The city of Muqdadiya is roughly 100 kilometers Northeast of Baquba.
- Baquba one of the major cities in Iraq which is centrally located in the province, roughly 25 kilometers East of the Tigris River and divided in half by the Diyala River. the city of Baquba is roughly 200 kilometers Northeast of Baghdad.
- Baladrooz is in the southern portion of the Diyala province about half way between Baquba and Baghdad.
- Khanaqin
- Kifri
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