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Hawija District
قضاء الحويجة
District
Map of Hawija District
Map of Hawija District
Country Iraq
GovernorateKirkuk
SeatHawija
Population
 (2003)
151,267
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Area code+964 50

Hawija District (Arabic: قضاء الحويجة, romanized: qaḍāʾ al-Ḥawīǧa) is a district in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Hawija.[1]

The district's approximately 150,000 inhabitants are mostly Sunni Arabs, with the rest being Shia Turkmens and Kaka'i Kurds. Most of the inhabitants live in rural areas.[1][2]

Towns and villages

References

  1. ^ a b Hummel, Kristina (2017-10-18). "The Hawija Offensive: A Liberation Exposes Faultlines". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. ^ "Kirkuk (Tameem)". European Union Agency for Asylum. Retrieved 2024-03-11.


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