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Diyala (dĭyă`lă, –`ə), river, c.275 mi (440 km) long, rising as the Sirvan River in NW Iran and flowing SW through the Zagros Mts. into E Iraq, where it enters the Tigris River S of Baghdad. The Diyala is unnavigable, but its valley is an important trade route between Iran and Iraq. A dam on the lower Diyala provides flood control and irrigates the area NE of Baghdad. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The same is true along a necklace of Sunni towns south of the capital, in an area that is predominantly Shiite; in mixed Sunni-Shiite towns such as Samarra, the largest city of predominantly Sunni Salahuddin Province, north of Baghdad; and in Diyala Province, northeast of Baghdad. In April 2005, Task Force 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery (TF 1-10), The Rock's Support, 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 3rd Infantry Division (3rd ID), raided multiple houses and then cleared a palm grove in detail in a rural area just south of the city of Baqubah, Iraq, on the edge of the Diyala River. The Greater and Less Zab Rivers and the Diyala feed high-quality water into the middle reaches of the Tigris River. |
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