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Also known as Celevla, Jalula, Gûlala

Jalawla (, also known as Jalula) is a town in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. It is located on the Diyala River, north of Sadiyah. The town is populated by Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens.

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Place details

Locality
جلولاء
Region
محافظة ديالى
Country
العراق
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Jalawla
Settlement.native_name
گوڵاڵە
Settlement.other_name
Gulale
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Iraq
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
(Disputed territories of Northern Iraq)
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Diyala
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Khanaqin
Settlement.population_total
30,000
Settlement.population_as_of
2015

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Early history
  • Modern history
  • ISIS and the aftermath
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Neighborhoods
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Commerce
  • Industry
  • Employment
  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Mosques
  • Parks
  • Utilities
  • References

Jalawla (, also known as Jalula) is a town in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. It is located on the Diyala River, north of Sadiyah. The town is populated by Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens.

It experienced significant Arabization during the Saddam era. The town had a Kurdish majority prior to the Arabization.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jalawla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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