Qayyarah ( Arabic: القيارة ) is a city in northern Iraq located in the Ninewa governorate.
| City | |
| Kayara | |
|---|---|
| Arab. القيارة | |
| A country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Ninewa |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 182 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 13 822 people ( 2012 ) |
Content
- 1 Geographical location
- 2 population
- 3 Transport
- 4 notes
Geographical position
The city is located in the eastern part of the governorate, on the right bank of the Tigris River, at an altitude of 182 meters above sea level [1] .
Kayyara is located approximately 56 kilometers southeast (SSE) from Mosul , the provincial capital, and 283 kilometers north-northwest of Baghdad , the country's capital.
Population
As of 2012, the city population is 13,822 people [2] [3] .
Transport
A small airport is located 2 km south of the city, and a military airfield ( ICAO : ORQW) [5] is located 5 km west.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Physico-geographical data
- ↑ World Gazetteer
- ↑ estimated