Khanaqin

Khanaqin
Kurdish: Xaneqîn
Arabic: خانقين
Khanaqin

Khanaqin's location inside Iraq

Coordinates: 34°20′N 45°23′E / 34.333°N 45.383°ECoordinates: 34°20′N 45°23′E / 34.333°N 45.383°E
Country Iraq
Province Diyala Governorate
Elevation 602 ft (183 m)
Population (1990)
 • Total 60,800
  [1]

Khanaqin (Kurdish : Xaneqîn/خانه‌قین), (Arabic: خانقين/ Khanaqen), also transliterated as Khanakin) is a city in Iraq. It is located at 34.3°N, 45.4°E in the Diyala Governorate, near the Iranian border on a tributary of the Diyala River. Khanaqin is the administrative capital of the Khanaqin District, which comprises several cities, such as As-Sadiyah and Jalula, as well as hundreds of villages. The city is divided into two parts by the Alwand River, this river has played a significant role in land cultivation and in establishment of a strong rural society in the area.

People

The majority of the people in Khanaqin are Feylis Kurds who are Shias. It also has a sizable Shi'as Arabs and much smaller Turkomen population as well.

Climate

Climate data for Khanaqin
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 15
(59)		 17
(62)		 21
(70)		 28
(82)		 34
(94)		 41
(105)		 44
(111)		 43
(110)		 39
(103)		 33
(92)		 24
(76)		 17
(63)		 29.7
(85.6)
Average low °C (°F) 4
(39)		 6
(43)		 9
(48)		 13
(56)		 19
(67)		 23
(73)		 26
(79)		 26
(78)		 22
(71)		 17
(62)		 11
(51)		 6
(43)		 15.2
(59.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 48
(1.9)		 61
(2.4)		 71
(2.8)		 38
(1.5)		 23
(0.9)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 3
(0.1)		 28
(1.1)		 79
(3.1)		 351
(13.8)
Source: Weatherbase [2]

Oil fields

The Naft Khana oil field is capable of producing up to 16,000 barrels per day (2,500 m3/d) of sweet light crude from an oil reserve that is also being tapped by Iran in Naft Shahr. Repairs to the oil plant were completed in March 2006 which restored it to its pre-war condition. The main elements affected were the gas-oil separation facility and the wet crude facility (which separates oil from water). Trucks currently transport oil to the Al Daura refinery in Baghdad. A 20,000-barrel-per-day (3,200 m3/d) oil refinery has been approved for construction in Khanaqin and oil from Naft Khana will be sent there when it is complete. During the seventies of the last century the intensive Arabization- and Deportation-policy of the Iraqi regime Arabs were settled in this oil-rich city and all Kurdish refinery Workers and their only Kurdish Engineer (Mr. Sheik Kader Sheik Rahem Talabani) were deported to West of Iraq.

Famous people from Khaneqin

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IRAQ City & Town Population Geography Population Map cities coordinates location". Tageo.com. 6 Feb 2009. Retrieved 6 Feb 2009.
  2. ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Khanaqin, Iraq". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

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