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Amirli (kurdish (ئامرلی); ) also spelt Amerli, is a predominantly Shia Turkmen settlement in the Saladin Governorate, Iraq, approximately 100 km from the Iranian border. It is the centre of a farming region.

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Vinony's link graph records 24 inbound references to Amirli, and connects out to Iraq, Arabic and Turkish.

It is catalogued under topics including Populated places in Saladin Governorate and Turkmen communities in Iraq.

Vinony links it to 16 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
آمرلي
Region
محافظة صلاح الدين
Country
العراق
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Amirli
Settlement.pushpin_map
Iraq
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Saladin Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Tooz District
Settlement.population_total
15,000-20,000
Settlement.population_as_of
2014

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
Iraq
Located in
Tooz District
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Significant event
Siege of Amirli
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 2007 bombing
  • 2014 siege by ISIS
  • Climate
  • References

Amirli (kurdish (ئامرلی); ) also spelt Amerli, is a predominantly Shia Turkmen settlement in the Saladin Governorate, Iraq, approximately 100 km from the Iranian border. It is the centre of a farming region.

The town sits in a multi-ethnic region, with the town itself being mainly Shia Turkmen, and surrounded by Arab and Turkmen villages.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amirli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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