Dhuluʿiya
Arabic: الضلوعية | |
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Town | |
 Aerial photo of the town | |
  Dhuluʿiya Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 34°3′N 44°12′E / 34.050°N 44.200°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Salah ad-Din |
| District | Balad |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 17,000 |
Dhuluʿiya (Arabic: الضلوعية, romanized: aḍ-Ḍulūʿīyah) is a town in Salah ad-Din Governorate, Iraq situated on the left bank of the Tigris, near the mouth of the ʿAdhaim, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Samarra and 47 miles (76 km) north of Baghdad.[1] The population is predominantly Sunni Arab of the Jubur tribe.[2]
- ^ Al-Izzi, Sa'ad. "A Very Different Dhuluiya" (Archive). The New York Times. October 6, 2009. Retrieved on October 12, 2015.
- ^ "Iraqi town celebrates victory over Islamic State - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East".