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Al Diwaniyah is a city in Iraq that serves as the capital of Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. The city is situated at an elevation of 34 meters above sea level. Its official name is الديوانية.
The population of Al Diwaniyah is recorded as 391,600. The city is located in the Asia/Baghdad timezone.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 325 inbound references to Al Diwaniyah, and connects out to Iraq, Arabic and Baghdad.
It sits within the topics Cities in Iraq, Populated places in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate and Populated places on the Euphrates River.
Vinony links it to 42 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- قضاء الديوانية
- Region
- محافظة القادسية
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 318,801
- Timezone
- Asia/Baghdad
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Iraq
- Province
- Al-Qādisiyyah
- Estimate 2018
- 403,796
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- الديوانية
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
- Population
- 391600
- Elevation
- 34
- Capital of
- Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
- Image
- فلكة الساعة في الديوانية ليلاً.jpg
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- Commons category
- Al Diwaniyah
- native label
- الديوانية
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get in
Al Diwaniyah is located on the rail corridor between Baghdad and Basra. Iraqi Republic Railways runs two overnight trains which both calls here. is located east of city centre.
See
For birdwatchers, Al-Diwaniyah is a city with a rich bird list, as the city has a wide range of biodiversity as Al-Qadisiyah consists of vast agricultural areas, wetlands, arid zones, and semi-desert areas.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Al Diwaniyah (Arabic: ٱلدِّيوَانِيَّة ad-Dīwānīyah), also spelt Diwaniya, is the capital city of Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. In 2014 the population was estimated at 700,000. The city was founded by the rulers of the Khaza'il Dynasty (Banu Khuza'ah) and formally known as Khuza'ahs Diwaniyah - Khuza'ahs Guest House.
Overview
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al Diwaniyah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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