Hindeya
Sign in to saveAl-Hindiya or Hindiya () is a city in Iraq on the Euphrates River. Al-Hindiya is located in the Karbala Governorate and is the seat of Al-Hindiya District. The city used to be known as Tuwairij (), which gives name to the "Tuwairij run" () that takes place here every year as part of the Mourning of Muharram on the Day of Ashura. It has 84,100 citizens.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city_region, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Hindeya is referenced by 195 other articles, and connects out to Euphrates, Karbala Governorate and Al-Kahla District.
It sits within the topics District capitals of Iraq, India–Iraq relations and Populated places in Karbala Province.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- الهندية
- Region
- محافظة كربلاء
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 139,578
- Timezone
- Asia/Baghdad
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Key facts
- Settlement.image_skyline
- ISS067-E-169839 - View of Earth.jpg
- Settlement.official_name
- Al-Hindiya
- Settlement.native_name
- الهندية
- Settlement.image_caption
- Euphrates branch, Abu Gharaq corridor to Hillah
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iraq
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iraq
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kerbala
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Al-Hindiya District
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018
- Settlement.population_total
- 84,100
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Al-Hindiya or Hindiya () is a city in Iraq on the Euphrates River. Al-Hindiya is located in the Karbala Governorate and is the seat of Al-Hindiya District. The city used to be known as Tuwairij (), which gives name to the "Tuwairij run" () that takes place here every year as part of the Mourning of Muharram on the Day of Ashura. It has 84,100 citizens.
==History== The city was founded in 1793, during the Ottoman Iraq period, by "Muhammad Yahya Asif Al-Dawla Bahadur Al-Hindi" ( محمّد يحيى آصف الدولة بهادر الهندي), who was the first Nawab of Awadh. He funded digging a canal on the Euphrates to provide drinkable water for the region.
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