Baquba
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 45 ′ N , 44 ° 40 ′ E | ||
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 Iraq
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| Governorate | Diyala | ||
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| height | 48 m | ||
| Residents | 500,000 | ||
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Baquba ( Arabic بعقوبة, DMG Baʿqūba , Aramaic ܒܰܩܽܘܒܰܐ Baʿqūba , sometimes also Bakuba, Baqubah, Baakuba , is of Aramaic origin and means "Jacob's house") is a city in Iraq , about 60 kilometers north of Baghdad . It has a total of 500,000 inhabitants. Baquba is the capital of the Diyala Province and is located on the river of the same name. 100 km to the northeast is Chanaqin , the second most important oil center in Iraq after Kirkuk .
population
The population consists of a slim majority of Arab Sunnis , the second largest ethnic group are the Kurds . In addition, many Shiites , Turkmens and Assyrian / Aramaic Christians live in Baquba, many of them came to the city as refugees during the genocide of the Aramaeans in the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. This ethnic and denominational mixture makes Baquba a center for extremists of all stripes.
climate
On some days in summer, the temperature in this area rises up to 50 degrees Celsius. This heat is bearable only because of the very low humidity and an almost steady wind.
history
Since the Iraq war in 2003 , Baquba has been the target of several attacks. In 2007 the battle of Baquba took place in the village .
On June 14, 2011, 11 people were killed in a car bomb attack on the Diyala Provincial Parliament. The parliament was then stormed by gunmen who took 45 hostages. The armed forces of the United States participated in the liberation .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.bridica.com/place/Baqubah
- ↑ Car bomb kills eleven people in Iraq. In: ORF . June 14, 2011, accessed June 14, 2011 .
- ↑ Bloody action in Iraqi provincial parliament. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . June 14, 2011, accessed June 15, 2011 .