Western Iraq
Western Iraq includes Anbar and southern Nineveh.
It borders Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia
The major cities are Mosul, Fallujah, Ramadi, Hit, and Al-Qaim.
Demographics[edit]
Al-Anbar Governorate[edit]
Al-Anbar is the vast majority of western Iraq. Around 90 percent of Anbar are Sunni Arabs, and the other 10 percent are Christian Assyrians.[1] The population of Anbar is 2 million, 620,480 in Ramadi, 590,350 in Fallujah, 44,270 in Khalidiya, 120,400 in Hit, 180,640 in Al-Qaim, 49,000 in Rutba, 107,000 in Haditha, 40,000 in Anah, and 30,000 in Rawa.[2]
Nineveh Governorate[edit]
The parts of Nineveh Governorate that are a part of western Iraq are Al-Ba'aj District and Hatra District, both of them are populated by Sunni Arabs.[3]
Geography and climate[edit]
Western Iraq is entirely desert with a Hot desert climate.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Irakische Streitkräfte starten Rückeroberung Ramadis". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- ↑ https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/
- ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/en/iraq/admin/01__nīnawā/
- ↑ USAID. "Climate Risk Profile: Iraq". Climatelinks. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
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