Mandali, Iraq

Mandali (Kurdish: Mendelî ,مەندەلی[3][4], Arabic: مندلي) is a town in Balad Ruz District, Diyala Governorate, Iraq, near the Iranian border. It is majority Kurdish[5] and minority Arab.[2] The town experienced an ethnic cleansing wherein its Kurdish population was attacked and Arab settlers were encouraged to settle in the town.[6]

Mandali
Town
Mandali
Mandali's location inside Iraq
Coordinates: 33°44′N 45°33′E
CountryIraq
GovernorateDiyala
DistrictBalad Ruz
Elevation
341.2 ft (104 m)
Population
  Total29,882[1] - 50,000[2]</ref>
Time zoneUTC+3

History

During September 1980 of the Iran–Iraq War, the town and other nearby villages were attacked by Iranian forces.[7]

In 1991 it experienced a massacre for participating in the Iraqi Uprising.

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