Mandali
Mendelî, Bendink | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 33°44′N 45°33′E / 33.733°N 45.550°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Diyala |
District | Mandali District |
Elevation | 341.2 ft (104 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 29,882−50,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 |
Mandali (Arabic: مندلي,[3] Kurdish: مەندەلی, romanized: Mendelî[4][5]) is a town in Balad Ruz District, Diyala Governorate in Iraq, near the Iranian border. The town has a Feyli Kurdish majority, as well as significant Arab and Turkmen communities.[6][7][8][9] Mandali is disputed between the federal government of Iraq and Kurdistan Region, and experienced Arabization during the Saddam era.[10]