Kifri

Kifri (; ; ) is the central town of Kifri District in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. It has a mixed population of Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen. It is under de facto administration by Kurdistan Region, but remains a disputed area claimed by the central government.

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Place details

Locality: کفری
Region: محافظة ديالى
Country: العراق
Population: 30,143
Timezone: Asia/Baghdad

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Kifri
Settlement.native_name: کفری
Settlement.other_name: Kifrî
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Entrance of Kifri.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View over Kifri
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iraq
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Iraqi Kurdistan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sulaymaniyah
Settlement.elevation_m: 282
Settlement.population_total: 32,870
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: UTC+3

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 282

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History
Iraqi-Kurdish conflict
Jewish community
Eski Kifri
See also
References

== History == Kifri was known to have oil as early as the 1820s. James Buckingham visited Kifri in the 1820s. He described the town as clean and moderately large, estimating its population at 3,000. Buckingham also described the town as having furnished bazaars with excellent fruit, especially melons and grapes. Kifri had a cookshop selling kebabs, roast meat and sausages, and one coffee-house.