Qayyarah Subdistrict

Iraq / Ninawa / al-Hhamdaniyah /
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Arabic: ناحية القيارة
Area: 686 km² [1]
Population: 127,842 [2]
Qayyarah Subdistrict is a subdistrict (nahiyah) located in Mosul District in southern Nineveh Governorate on the west bank of Tigris river in Iraq. Its seat is the town of Qayyarah. The population in Qayyara subdistrict is primarily Sunni Muslim Arabs, belonging to various tribes, but primarily the Jubur or Jabur.
Name variants: Al-Qayara, Al-Qayarra, Qayara, Qayyara, Qayyarah

References:
1. www.cosit.gov.iq/AAS/AAS2012/section_1/5.htm
2. documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/889801468189231974/p...
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Coordinates:   35°47'44"N   43°11'55"E
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