Al-Hindiya [1] ( arab. الهندية ) is a city in central Iraq , located in the territory of Karbala governorate. The administrative center of the same district.
| City | |
| Al hindiya | |
|---|---|
| Arab. الهندية | |
| A country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Karbela |
| History and geography | |
| Center height | 15 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 47 963 people ( 2012 ) |
Geographical position
The city is located in the eastern part of the governorate, on both banks of the Euphrates River, at an altitude of 150 meters above sea level [2] .
Al-Hindiya is located approximately 17 kilometers east-southeast (ESE) from Kerbela , the provincial capital and 75 kilometers south-south-west (SSW) from Baghdad , the capital of the country.
Population
According to the latest official census of 1965 , the population was 16,277 people [3] . Dynamics of the population of the city by year:
| 1965 | 2012 |
|---|---|
| 16 277 | 47 963 [4] |
Notes
- ↑ Other variants of the name - Hindiya, Kada al-Hindiya, Tuveyridzh, Tuveyrida, Tuvarizhi
- ↑ Physical-geographical data (English)
- ↑ World Gazetteer (English)
- ↑ estimated