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District in Iraq
Makhmur District
District
Coordinates: 35°46′40″N 43°34′40″E / 35.77778°N 43.57778°E / 35.77778; 43.57778
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh Governorate
SeatMakhmur (federal part of Iraq), al-Kuwayr (Kurdistan Regional part)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Makhmur District (Arabic: قضاء مخمور) is a district in Iraq's Nineveh Governorate.

History

Before 1991 the large district of Makhmur was part of Nineveh Governorate. In 1997~1998, the Makhmour refugee camp was created North-East of the town to host refugees from Kurdish villages depopulated by Turkey. In 2003 Makhmur District became a part of Erbil Governorate. This lasted until 2008, when until further notice, the KRG agreed to hand over the district to the Federal Government. The district changed hands again in 2014, during the invasion of ISIS. Today, most of the district including its capital is administered as part of Ninawah Governorate.

See also

Districts of Iraq and their capitals
Anbar Governorate
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Babil Governorate
Baghdad Governorate
Basra Governorate
Dhi Qar Governorate
Diyala Governorate
Duhok Governorate
Erbil Governorate
Halabja Governorate
Karbala Governorate
Kirkuk Governorate
Maysan Governorate
Muthanna Governorate
Najaf Governorate
Nineveh Governorate
al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
Saladin Governorate
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Wasit Governorate

References

  1. "Mosul City Profile" (PDF). reliefweb.int. Retrieved 10 September 2023.


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