Baqubah
Baqubah (Arabic: بَعْقُوبَة; BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate. The city is located some 50 km (31 mi) to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River. In 2003 it had an estimated population of some 467,900 people.
Baqubah
بَعْقُوبَة | |
|---|---|
Bridge on the Diyala River | |
Baqubah Baqubah location within Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′N 44°38′E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Diyala |
| Population (2008 est) | |
| • Total | 411 867 |
Baqubah served as a way station between Baghdad and Khorasan on the medieval Khorasan Road. During the Abbasid Caliphate, it was known for its date and fruit orchards, irrigated by the Nahrawan Canal. It is now known as the centre of Iraq's commercial orange groves.
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