El Micdadia ( Arabic. المقدادية ) is a city in Iraq in the province of Diyala . Located 80 km north-east of Baghdad and 30 km north-east of Baakuba , at an altitude of 54 m above sea level [1] . The population of the city is about 298,000 people. Most of the population is represented by Arabs , Kurds and Turkomans also live. Until the 1960s and 1970s, Shiite Kurds formed the basis of the population of El-Mikdadiya; Now the number of the Kurdish population is estimated at only 3%.
| City | |
| El Micdadia | |
|---|---|
| Arab. المقدادية | |
| A country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Diyala |
| History and geography | |
| Center height | 54 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 298,000 people |
The city existed during the time of the Persian Sasanian Empire and then bore the name "Shahraban" (it is still so called in Kurdish).
Notes
- ↑ Al Miqdadiyah, Iraq Page (English) . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. The appeal date is January 5, 2014.