village of the same name. The village of Al Khalis is roughly 15 kilometers (9 mi) north of Baqubah. The Khalis District houses the terrorist organization,...

Al Khalis (Khalis or Khales) (Arabic: الخالص) is a town in Diyala, Iraq, roughly 15 kilometers (9 mi) northwest of Baqubah. It is the main town of Khalis...

Hillah (Arabic: ٱلْحِلَّة al-Ḥillah), also spelled Hilla, is a city in central Iraq on the Hilla branch of the Euphrates River, 100 km (62 mi) south of...

Khalis and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin. Belonging to the Khogyani tribe of Pashtuns, Maulvi Mohammad Yunus Khalis was born in 1919 in Khogyani District,...

Kufa (Arabic: الْكُوفَة “al-Kūfah”), also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)...

Al-Zubair District (Arabic: قضاء الزبير) is a district in Basra Governorate, Iraq. It seat is the city of Al-Zubair. In the 1880s some Najd tribes immigrated...

Al-Shoyokh) Al-Khalis District (Al-Khalis) Al-Muqdadiya District (Al-Muqdadiya) Baladrooz District (Baladrooz) Ba'quba District (Ba'quba) Khanaqin District (Khanaqin)...

administrative center of the Muntafiq sanjak ("district"). Nasir Pasha was the head of the Sunni Muslim al-Saadun clan, which was the ruling family of the...

century. Its ruins were discovered in the 19th century. Hatra is known as al-Ḥaḍr (الحضر) in Arabic. It is recorded as 𐣧𐣨𐣣𐣠 (ḥṭrʾ, vocalized as: Ḥaṭrāʾ)...

Al-Fāw (Arabic: ٱلْفَاو; sometimes transliterated as Fao) is a port town on Al-Faw Peninsula in Iraq near the Shatt al-Arab and the Persian Gulf. The Al...

The Shatt al-Arab (Arabic: شط العرب, lit. 'River of the Arabs'; Persian: اروندرود, romanized: Arvand Rud, lit. 'Swift River') is a river about 200 kilometres...

its celebrations of Newroz. According to ibn al-Athir, the Arabic name "ʿAmadiyya" is eponymous to Imad al-Din Zengi, who built a Citadel in 1142 on the...

Kūt (Arabic: ٱلْكُوت, romanized: al-Kūt), officially Al-Kut, also spelled Kutulamare or Kut al-Imara, is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the...

a great number of people from four tribes, al-Shuwaykhat, al-Mawashet, al-Bu Haydar and al-Bu Mdallal. Al-Mawashet tribe is famous for supporting Saddam...

Al-Qa'im District (Arabic: قضاء القائم) is a district in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, on the border with Syria. It is centred on the town of Al-Qa'im. The...

Fallujah (Arabic: ٱلْفَلُّوجَة al-Fallūjah [el.fɐl.ˈluː.dʒɐ]) is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Situated on the Euphrates River, it is located roughly...

Al-Hindiya is located in the Karbala Governorate and is the seat of Al-Hindiya District. The city used to be known as Tuwairij (Arabic: طويريج), which gives...

639, Umar established this encampment as a city with five districts, and appointed Abu Musa al-Ash'ari as its first governor. The city was built in a circular...

district seat is the town of Sinjar. The district has two subdistricts, al-Shemal and al-Qayrawan. The district is one of two major population centers for...

which is called "ِAl-Awja", the Myth that Saddam was born in Tikrit may have originated from the fact that Saddam bore the surname al-Tikriti. The inhabitants...

As-Samawah District (also Al-Samawa) (Arabic: قضاء السماوة) is a district of the Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq. It has an area of 475.8 square kilometres...

Shatt Al-Arab District (Arabic: شط العرب) is a district of Basra Governorate, Iraq. Its seat is the City of Al-Harita (Arabic: الهارثة). v t e...

Amarah (Arabic: ٱلْعَمَارَة, romanized: al-ʿAmārah), also spelled Amara, is a city in south-eastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River...

challenging. The local economic, environmental and social conditions in Al-Qurnah district have since been described as fragile. Nuri Ja'far (1914 – 7 November...

of Mosul. Other settlements include Al-Qayyarah, Al-Shurah, Hamam al-Alil, Al-Mahlaah, and Hamidat. The district is predominantly Sunni Arab, with minorities...

(Suq Al-Shoyokh) Diyala Governorate Balad Ruz District (Balad Ruz) Ba'quba District (Baqubah) al Khalis District (Al Khalis) Khanaqin District (Khanaqin)...

48°12′45″E / 30.09346°N 48.21259°E / 30.09346; 48.21259 Al-Faw District (Arabic: قضاء الفاو) is a district of the Basra Governorate in Iraq, bordering the Persian...

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...

47°33′18″E / 31.64835°N 47.55507°E / 31.64835; 47.55507 Al-Kahla District (Arabic: قضاء الكحلاء) is a district of the Maysan Governorate, Iraq. v t e...

In August 2009, three 17th century tombs were discovered in the Ababile district of the town. This suggests that the town is somewhat older than indicated...