قضاء بلدروز
قضاء بلدروز
Baladrooz District | |
|---|---|
  قضاء بلدروز Location within العراق | |
| Coordinates: 33°42′00″N 45°05′00″E / 33.7°N 45.08333°E | |
| البلد |  العراق |
| المحافظة | محافظة ديالى |
| Area | |
• Total | 6٬280 كم² (2٬420 ميل²) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 99٬601 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Balad Ruz District (العربية: بلدروز) is a district of Diyala Governorate, Iraq. Cities and villages include Balad Ruz, Mandali, Turki Village, Fatamia, Kurkush, and Taweela. The district is predominantly Shia Arab and, near the Iranian border, Kurdish. Villages south of the capital experienced ethnic cleansing of Shia by Wahhabi terrorists during the Iraqi insurgency.[1]
References
- ^ Kagan, Kimberly (October 2008). The Surge: A Military History. New York: Encounter Books.