Mandali | |
|---|---|
District | |
  Mandali Location within Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′N 45°33′E / 33.733°N 45.550°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Diyala |
| Elevation | 341.2 ft (104 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 47,796 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
Mandali (Arabic: مندلي, Kurdish: مەندەلی, romanized: Mendelî, Turkish: Mandali) is one of the disputed areas between Baghdad and Erbil and belongs to Diyala Governorate administratively. It is 93km away from the city of Baqubah, the center of Diyala Governorate. It is inhabited by a mixture of Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen.
Mandali borders Khanaqin district from the north, and lies on the border strip with Iran from the east, and Qazaniyah district, the center of Baladruz district, from the west.
In 1987 Mandali was a district, and Baladruz and Qazaniya sub-districts belonged to mandali district, then Baladruz was transformed into a district and Mandali became a Subdistrict of it till recently when it gained district status.[2]
- ^ "Kurds push for Mandali Mayor office". www.kirkuknow.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Mandali turned into district again". Kirkuknow. Retrieved 2024-01-03.