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Miqdadiyah

Coordinates: 33°58′43.0″N 44°56′13.0″E / 33.978611°N 44.936944°E / 33.978611; 44.936944
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Miqdadiyah
المقدادية (Arabic)
شارەبان (Kurdish)
Miqdadiyah is located in Iraq
Miqdadiyah
Miqdadiyah
Coordinates: 33°58′43.0″N 44°56′13.0″E / 33.978611°N 44.936944°E / 33.978611; 44.936944
Country Iraq
GovernorateDiyala
MunicipalityAl-Miqdadiya District
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
155,968[1]

Miqdadiyah (Arabic: المقدادية; Kurdish: شارەبان, Şareban (Shareban, Sharaban)[2][3]) is a city in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. Its population is a mix of Arabs, Turkmens and Kurds.[4] The city is located about 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Baghdad and 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Baquba.

Etymology

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The etymology of the name Miqdad or Muqdadia stands for Persian "Given by the Magi", in the same way as the name Baghdad stands "Given by God".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "نسبة المخدومين في محافظة ديالى". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  2. ^ "Di encama şer de 4 kes hatin kuştin" [As a result of the war, 4 people were killed] (in Kurdish). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "شاره‌بان... بە هۆی وەرگەڕانی ئۆتۆمبێلێكەوە سێ كەس بوونە قوربانی" [Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a car accident] (in Kurdish). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Iraq: Security situation and internally displaced people in Diyala, April 2015" (PDF).
  5. ^ Malayeri, Mohammadi (1375). فرهنگ ایران در دوران انتقال از عصر ساسانی به عصر اسلامی، جلد دوم [Iranian culture during the transition from the Sassanid era to the Islamic era, the second volume] (in Persian). TOS Publications.
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