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mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%95%DC%9D%DC%90%DC%A0%DC%90_(%DC%97%DC%98%DC%A6%DC%AA%DC%9F%DC%9D%DC%90)" title="ܕܝܐܠܐ (ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ) – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܕܝܐܠܐ (ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ)" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyal%C9%99_m%C3%BChaf%C9%99z%C9%99si" title="Diyalə mühafəzəsi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Diyalə mühafəzəsi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="دیاله اوستانی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="دیاله اوستانی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6" title="দিয়ালা প্রদেশ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="দিয়ালা প্রদেশ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyala_S%C3%A9ng" title="Diyala Séng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Diyala Séng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Дияла – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Дияла" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diy%C4%81l%C3%A1" title="Diyālá – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Diyālá" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dij%C3%A1la" title="Dijála – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Dijála" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyala" title="Diyala – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Diyala" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyala" title="Diyala – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Diyala" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diy%C4%81l%C3%A1_kubernerkond" title="Diyālá kubernerkond – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Diyālá kubernerkond" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobernaci%C3%B3n_de_Diala" title="Gobernación de Diala – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Gobernación de Diala" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gubernio_Dijala" title="Gubernio Dijala – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Gubernio Dijala" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyala_probintzia" title="Diyala probintzia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Diyala probintzia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87" title="استان دیاله – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان دیاله" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyala_(province)" title="Diyala (province) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Diyala (province)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_de_Diala" title="Provincia de Diala – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Provincia de Diala" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%94%94%EC%96%84%EB%9D%BC%EC%A3%BC" title="디얄라주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="디얄라주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4" title="दियाला प्रान्त – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="दियाला प्रान्त" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegubernuran_Diyala" title="Kegubernuran Diyala – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kegubernuran Diyala" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governatorato_di_Diyala" title="Governatorato di Diyala – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Governatorato di Diyala" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%90" title="דיאלא – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דיאלא" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A3%E1%83%B0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A4%E1%83%90%E1%83%96%E1%83%90" title="დიიალის მუჰაფაზა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დიიალის მუჰაფაზა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyale_(par%C3%AAzgeh)" title="Diyale (parêzgeh) – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Diyale (parêzgeh)" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dij%C3%A1la_korm%C3%A1nyz%C3%B3s%C3%A1g" title="Dijála kormányzóság – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Dijála kormányzóság" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89_(%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D9%87)" title="ديالى (محافظه) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ديالى (محافظه)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86" title="دیاله اوستان – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="دیاله اوستان" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentadbiran_Diyala" title="Pentadbiran Diyala – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pentadbiran Diyala" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyala_(gouvernement)" title="Diyala (gouvernement) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Diyala (gouvernement)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E7%9C%8C" title="ディヤーラー県 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ディヤーラー県" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyala_(provins)" title="Diyala (provins) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Diyala (provins)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyala_guvernement" title="Diyala guvernement – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Diyala guvernement" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyola_muhofazasi" title="Diyola muhofazasi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Diyola muhofazasi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%81_%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C" title="صوبہ دیالی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="صوبہ دیالی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijala" title="Dijala – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Dijala" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diala" title="Diala – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Diala" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BB%D0%B0_(%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0)" title="Дияла (мухафаза) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Дияла (мухафаза)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyala_Province" title="Diyala Province – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Diyala Province" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyala_Governorate" title="Diyala Governorate – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" 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.ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Diyala Governorate</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="ar"><span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">محافظة ديالى</span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Iraq" title="Governorates of Iraq">Governorate</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Diyala_Governorate.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Diyala Governorate"><img alt="Flag of Diyala Governorate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Flag_of_Diyala_Governorate.png/100px-Flag_of_Diyala_Governorate.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Flag_of_Diyala_Governorate.png/150px-Flag_of_Diyala_Governorate.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Flag_of_Diyala_Governorate.png/200px-Flag_of_Diyala_Governorate.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="853" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Diyala_Governorate.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Diyala Governorate"><img alt="Official seal of Diyala Governorate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Emblem_of_Diyala_Governorate.png/75px-Emblem_of_Diyala_Governorate.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Emblem_of_Diyala_Governorate.png/113px-Emblem_of_Diyala_Governorate.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Emblem_of_Diyala_Governorate.png/150px-Emblem_of_Diyala_Governorate.png 2x" data-file-width="1539" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Diyala_in_Iraq.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Diyala Governorate"><img alt="Location of Diyala Governorate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Diyala_in_Iraq.svg/200px-Diyala_in_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Diyala_in_Iraq.svg/300px-Diyala_in_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Diyala_in_Iraq.svg/400px-Diyala_in_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1241" data-file-height="1264" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Diyala_Governorate&params=33_53_N_45_4_E_type:adm1st_region:IQ-DI"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°53′N</span> <span class="longitude">45°4′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.883°N 45.067°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">33.883; 45.067</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Iraq</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baqubah" title="Baqubah">Baqubah</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data">Muthanna Al-Tamimi</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">17,685 km<sup>2</sup> (6,828 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2018)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,637,226</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">IQ-DI</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2021)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.695<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#fc0">medium</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Diyala Governorate</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">محافظة ديالى</span> <span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn"><i>Muḥāfaẓat Diyālā</i></i></span>) or <b>Diyala Province</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Iraq" title="Governorates of Iraq">governorate</a> in northeastern <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Provincial_Government">Provincial Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Provincial Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Governor: Muthanna al-Tamimi<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Deputy Governor: Mohammed Jassim al-Jubouri<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Council">Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2013_Diyala_governorate_election" title="2013 Diyala governorate election">2013 Diyala governorate election</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A9.jpg/220px-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A9.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A9.jpg/330px-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A9.jpg/440px-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Diyala_River" title="Diyala River">Diyala river</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Diyala Governorate extends to the northeast of <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a> as far as the <a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_border" title="Iran–Iraq border">Iranian border</a>. Its <a href="/wiki/Capital_(political)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (political)">capital</a> is <a href="/wiki/Baqubah" title="Baqubah">Baqubah</a>. It covers an area of 17,685 square kilometres (6,828 sq mi). </p><p>A large portion of the province is drained by the <a href="/wiki/Diyala_River" title="Diyala River">Diyala River</a>, a major tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Tigris" title="Tigris">Tigris</a>. Because of its proximity to two major sources of water, Diyala's main industry is agriculture, primarily <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_dactylifera" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix dactylifera">dates</a> grown in large groves. The province also contains one of the largest <a href="/wiki/Olive" title="Olive">olive</a> groves in the Middle East.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also recognized as the <a href="/wiki/Orange_(fruit)" title="Orange (fruit)">orange</a> capital of the Middle East. The <a href="/wiki/Hamrin_Mountains" title="Hamrin Mountains">Hamrin Mountains</a> pass through the governorate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governorate is home to a diverse population of <a href="/wiki/Arabs" title="Arabs">Arabs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kurds" title="Kurds">Kurds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_Turkmen" title="Iraqi Turkmen">Turkmens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the latest statistics, the number of inhabitants is approximately 1,6 million.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Defense.gov_photo_essay_100913-A-5370B-011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Defense.gov_photo_essay_100913-A-5370B-011.jpg/234px-Defense.gov_photo_essay_100913-A-5370B-011.jpg" decoding="async" width="234" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Defense.gov_photo_essay_100913-A-5370B-011.jpg/351px-Defense.gov_photo_essay_100913-A-5370B-011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Defense.gov_photo_essay_100913-A-5370B-011.jpg/468px-Defense.gov_photo_essay_100913-A-5370B-011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2784" data-file-height="1848" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Army and Iraqi soldiers maneuver through palm groves in pursuit of insurgents in Diyala (2010)</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Diyala is home to <a href="/wiki/Diyala_SC" title="Diyala SC">Diyala SC</a> that plays in <a href="/wiki/Iraq_Stars_League" title="Iraq Stars League">Iraq Stars League</a>, the highest division of the Iraqi football league system, following promotion from <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_Premier_Division_League" title="Iraqi Premier Division League">Iraqi Premier Division League</a> in 2024. The club is based in <a href="/wiki/Baqubah" title="Baqubah">Baqubah</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ba%27quba_Stadium" title="Ba'quba Stadium">Ba'quba Stadium</a> is its home stadium. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrative_districts">Administrative districts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Administrative districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Diyala_province.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Diyala_province.JPG/275px-Diyala_province.JPG" decoding="async" width="275" height="318" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Diyala_province.JPG/413px-Diyala_province.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Diyala_province.JPG/550px-Diyala_province.JPG 2x" data-file-width="642" data-file-height="742" /></a><figcaption>Districts of the Diyala Governorate</figcaption></figure> <p>Diyala Governorate comprises seven districts, listed below with their areas<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and populations as estimated in 2003:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>District </th> <td>Name <br />in Arabic </td> <th>Area in <br />sq. km </th> <th>Population <br />in 2003 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ba%27quba_District" title="Ba'quba District">Ba'quba</a></td> <td>بعقوبة</td> <td align="right">1,630</td> <td align="right">467,895 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Al-Muqdadiya_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Muqdadiya District">Al-Muqdadiya</a></td> <td>المقدادية</td> <td align="right">1,033</td> <td align="right">198,583 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Khanaqin_District" title="Khanaqin District">Khanaqin</a></td> <td>خانقين</td> <td align="right">3,512</td> <td align="right">160,379 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Khalis_District" title="Al Khalis District">Al-Khalis</a></td> <td>الخالص</td> <td align="right">2,994</td> <td align="right">255,889 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kifri_District,_Diyala_Governorate" title="Kifri District, Diyala Governorate">Kifri</a></td> <td>كفري</td> <td align="right">1,139</td> <td align="right">42,010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Balad_Ruz_District" title="Balad Ruz District">Balad Ruz</a></td> <td>بلد روز</td> <td align="right">6,280</td> <td align="right">99,601 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandali_District" title="Mandali District">Mandali</a> </td> <td>مندلي </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">47,796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><b>Total</b></i></td> <td></td> <td align="right"><i>17,685</i></td> <td align="right"><i>1,272,154</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cities,_towns,_and_villages"><span id="Cities.2C_towns.2C_and_villages"></span>Cities, towns, and villages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Cities, towns, and villages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baqubah" title="Baqubah">Baqubah</a> (provincial capital)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahrawan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nahrawan">Nahrawan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muqdadiyah" class="mw-redirect" title="Muqdadiyah">Miqdadiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hebheb_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Hebheb City">Hibhib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanaqin" title="Khanaqin">Khanaqin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balad_Ruz" title="Balad Ruz">Balad Ruz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Khalis" title="Al Khalis">Al Khalis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khan_Bani_Saad_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Khan Bani Saad City">Bani Sa'ad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalawla" title="Jalawla">Jalawla</a> (or Jalula)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Sadiyah" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Sadiyah">Al-Sadiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Mansouria,_Iraq" title="El Mansouria, Iraq">Mansouryat al-Jabel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Ashraf" title="Camp Ashraf">Camp Ashraf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwelah" title="Dwelah">Dwelah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingirban" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingirban">Kingirban</a><sup id="cite_ref-tageo_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tageo-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naft_Khana" title="Naft Khana">Naft Khana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al-Ghalibiyah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al-Ghalibiyah (page does not exist)">Al-Ghalibiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abd_Allah_Bayk_(Diyala)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abd Allah Bayk (Diyala) (page does not exist)">Abd Allah Bayk</a> (عبدالله بيك)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Safra%27_(Al_Safra)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Safra' (Al Safra) (page does not exist)">Safra'</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marfu_Village&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marfu Village (page does not exist)">Marfu Village</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_of_Nye&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Village of Nye (page does not exist)">Village of Nye</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udame&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Udame (page does not exist)">Udame</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kan%E2%80%99aan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kan’aan (page does not exist)">Kan’aan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Wajehiya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al Wajehiya (page does not exist)">Al Wajihiya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Muntheriya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al Muntheriya (page does not exist)">Al Muntheriya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abu_Saydah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abu Saydah (page does not exist)">Abu Saydah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buhriz" title="Buhriz">Buhriz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandali,_Iraq" title="Mandali, Iraq">Mandali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaryat_Imam_%CA%BDAskar" title="Qaryat Imam ʽAskar">Qaryat Imam ʽAskar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kifri" title="Kifri">Kifri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qara_Tapa" title="Qara Tapa">Qara Tapa</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Diyala Province boasts the Diyala Media Center which has one of the Middle East's tallest radio and television antennas at 349 metres (1,047 ft). The Diyala Media Center was built under contract by a Japanese architectural firm in 1989. It is one of Iraq's few independent radio and television stations that offer local television and radio news coverage as well as rebroadcasting state-run television. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Civil_unrest/Iraq_War"><span id="Civil_unrest.2FIraq_War"></span>Civil unrest/Iraq War</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Civil unrest/Iraq War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is evidence that <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda_in_Iraq" title="Al-Qaeda in Iraq">Al-Qaeda in Iraq</a> moved its base of operations from <a href="/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate" title="Al Anbar Governorate">Anbar</a> province to Diyala in 2006 and during late 2006, Baqubah and majority of the Diyala province were reported to have come under Sunni insurgent control.<sup id="cite_ref-Engel_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Engel-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This insurgent control is reported to have continued through 2007 and into early 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Engel-2007-01-17_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Engel-2007-01-17-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 11, 2007, Army Maj. Gen. <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Mixon" class="mw-redirect" title="Benjamin Mixon">Benjamin Mixon</a>, commander of the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War_order_of_battle#Multinational_Force_Iraq:_complete_current_order_of_battle" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraq War order of battle">Multi-National Division North</a> said he needed more troops in order to contain the current level of violence in the Diyala province, this coming in the recent wake of a <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War_troop_surge_of_2007" title="Iraq War troop surge of 2007">troop "surge"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve#Activations_in_the_Global_War_on_Terror" title="Individual Ready Reserve">involuntary recalls</a> by the U.S. military, and the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_Study_Group" title="Iraq Study Group">public debate</a> about the <a href="/wiki/Multinational_Force_Iraq#Multi_National_Force_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Multinational Force Iraq">level of commitment from the U.S. government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DoD-transcript_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoD-transcript-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By mid-2007 the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq" title="Islamic State of Iraq">Islamic State of Iraq</a>, already holding Baqubah and most of the province under its control, declared its capital to be Baqubah. The Sunni insurgent group <a href="/wiki/Ansar_al-Islam_in_Kurdistan" title="Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan">Ansar al-Islam</a> was also active in the region around this time. </p><p>In June 2007, US forces launched <a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_ripper" class="mw-redirect" title="Arrowhead ripper">Operation Arrowhead Ripper</a> with night air assaults in <a href="/wiki/Baqubah" title="Baqubah">Baqubah</a>. By August 19, Baqubah was largely secured, although some insurgent presence remained in the city and surrounding areas.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2007)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Fighting continued in the <a href="/wiki/Diyala_River" title="Diyala River">Diyala River</a> valley but by the beginning of October, US and Iraqi forces held most of the province while the insurgents were in retreat to the north and west. On October 27 the Islamic State of Iraq attacked a police base in Baqubah, killing 28 Iraqi policemen and police recruits, showing that insurgent cells still remain in the province.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2007)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In January 2008 <a href="/wiki/Operation_Phantom_Phoenix" title="Operation Phantom Phoenix">Operation Phantom Phoenix</a> was launched in an attempt to eradicate the remaining insurgents following the <a href="/wiki/Diyala_campaign" title="Diyala campaign">Diyala campaign</a> between 2006 and 2007. </p><p>Mid-2008 saw many changes in Diyala province with an increased effort by U.S. Forces and a substantial Iraqi Army presence, and in the Baqubah region, <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq" title="Islamic State of Iraq">Islamic State of Iraq</a>'s activity was dramatically hampered, and the <a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Iraq" title="Sons of Iraq">Sons of Iraq</a> program served only to further weaken <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_in_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic State in Iraq">Islamic State in Iraq</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Declaration_of_autonomy">Declaration of autonomy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Declaration of autonomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2011, the governing council in Diyala province declared itself a semi-autonomous region within Iraq.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This comes two months after <a href="/wiki/Saladin_Governorate" title="Saladin Governorate">Saladin Governorate</a> made a similar declaration. The council in Diyala, using <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Iraq#Regions" title="Constitution of Iraq">Article 119 of the Iraqi Constitution</a> as justification, made the declaration because of suspicion of the <a href="/wiki/Shi%27a" class="mw-redirect" title="Shi'a">Shi'a</a>-dominated government of <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Iraq" title="Prime Minister of Iraq">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Nouri_al-Maliki" title="Nouri al-Maliki">Nouri al-Maliki</a>. Unlike <a href="/wiki/Saladin_Governorate" title="Saladin Governorate">Salah ad Din province</a> however, Diyala province is more ethnically and religiously mixed, and such an announcement led to the outbreak of protests in the province.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diyala_Governorate&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hisham_al-Hayali" title="Hisham al-Hayali">Hisham al-Hayali</a>, former governor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Baqubah" title="Battle of Baqubah">Battle of Baqubah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Injanah_Air_Base" title="Injanah Air Base">Injanah Air Base</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Baqubah_bombing" title="2004 Baqubah bombing">2004 Baqubah bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15_July_2008_Baquba_bombings" class="mw-redirect" title="15 July 2008 Baquba bombings">15 July 2008 Baquba bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15_September_2008_Balad_Ruz_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="15 September 2008 Balad Ruz bombing">15 September 2008 Balad Ruz bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23_April_2009_Iraqi_suicide_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="23 April 2009 Iraqi suicide attacks">23 April 2009 Iraqi suicide attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3_March_2010_Baqubah_bombings" class="mw-redirect" title="3 March 2010 Baqubah bombings">3 March 2010 Baqubah bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Musab_bin_Omair_mosque_massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Musab bin Omair mosque massacre">2014 Musab bin Omair mosque massacre</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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