Hawija

Also known as البصره

Hawija (, Al-Ḥawīja, Kurdish: حەویجە ) also called Hawija Al-Ubaid is the central town of Hawija District in the Kirkuk Province of Iraq, west of Kirkuk, and north of Baghdad. The town has a population of about 480,000 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Hawija
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iraq
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Hawija's location in Iraq
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kirkuk Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hawija District
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023
Settlement.population_total: ± 480000
Settlement.timezone: AST
Settlement.utc_offset: +3
Settlement.elevation_m: 190

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Official name: الحويجة
Country: Iraq
Located in: Al-Hawiga District
Population: 200000
Elevation: 190
Time zone: UTC+03:00

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Commons category: Hawija
native label: الحويجة
affiliation: Islamic State

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Encyclopedic overview

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History
Iraq War, 2003–2011
After U.S. withdrawal
References

Hawija District has approximately 520,000 inhabitants, mostly populated by Sunni Arabs.

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