 Fact Sheets
Diyala province covers an area of 6,828 square miles. In 2003, it had an estimated population of 1.27 million, mostly Sunni Arabs, with a sizeable community of Shia Arabs and Kurds. A large portion of the province is drained by the Diyala River, a major tributary of the Tigris. Because of its proximity to two major sources of water, Diyala's main industry is agriculture, primarily dates grown in large date palm groves. It is also recognized as the orange capital of the Middle East. The Diyala Province also boasts the Diyala Media Center. The 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 re-broadcasting the state-run television media. The province is divided into six districts: * Al Khalis whose population center is the city by the same name. The city of Al Khalis is roughly nine miles north of Baquba. * Muqdadiya also has a population center by the same name. The city of Muqdadiya is roughly 60 miles northeast of Baquba. * Baquba, one of the major cities in Iraq, is centrally located in the province, roughly 15 miles east of the Tigris and divided in half by the Diyala River. The city is roughly 125 miles northeast of Baghdad. * Baladrooz is in the southern portion of the Diyala province about half way between Baquba and Baghdad. * Khanaqin * Kifr |
