Al-Hamdaniya District
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Al-Hamdaniya District
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 Al-Hamdaniyah district (light green) in Ninawa | |
  Al-Hamdaniya District | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh, smaller parts in Duhok (de facto) |
| Seat | Bakhdida |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,155 km2 (446 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 125,665 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Al-Hamdaniya District (also known as Bakhdida District; Arabic: قضاء الحمدانية; Syriac: ܪܘܼܣܬܩܐ ܕ ܒܓ݂ܕܝܕܐ) is a district in the north-east of the Nineveh Governorate (Ninawa) of Iraq. The district as well as the districts of Tel Keppe and Shekhan make up the Nineveh Plains region.
Al-Hamdaniya District is divided between four sub-districts:[1]
- Aski Kalak (Khabat) - mostly Kurdish, some Assyrians and Yazidis (de facto part of Aqrah district in Kurdistan)
- al-Namrud (al-Khidhr) - mostly Arab and Turkmen, some Kaka'is, Shabak and Assyrian
- Bartillah (Baritleh) - mostly Assyrian, some Shabak, Arab and Turkmen
- Qaraqosh (Bakhdida) - mostly Assyrians, some Arabs, Shabak, Turkmen and Kaka'is
Towns and villages include:
