{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Miqdadiyah |native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ar|المقدادية}} (Arabic)<br> {{lang|ku|شارەبان}} (Kurdish)}} |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_shield = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Iraq |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Iraq}} |subdivision_type1 = Governorate |subdivision_name1 = Diyala |subdivision_type2 = Municipality |subdivision_name2 = Al-Miqdadiya District |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total = |TotalArea_sq_mi = |area_land = |LandArea_sq_mi = |area_water = |WaterArea_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban = |UrbanArea_sq_mi = |area_metro = |MetroArea_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2014 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 155,968<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mmpw.gov.iq/uploads/image/service%20Indicator/water/h/dia.jpg |title=نسبة المخدومين في محافظة ديالى |access-date=2016-12-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160810152123/http://mmpw.gov.iq/uploads/image/Service%20Indicator/water/h/dia.jpg |archive-date=2016-08-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |population_density = <!-- Note: use population_footnotes for refs, use only unformatted numbers here --> |population_density_mi2 = <!-- Note: use population_footnotes for refs, use only unformatted numbers here --> |population_metro = <!-- Note: use population_footnotes for refs, use only unformatted numbers here --> |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_mi2 = |population_urban = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{Coord|33|58|43.0|N|44|56|13.0|E|region:IQ-NI|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |website = |footnotes = |twin1 = |twin1_country = }}
'''Miqdadiyah''' ({{langx|ar|المقدادية}}; {{langx|ku|شارەبان}}, '''Şareban''' (Shareban, Sharaban)<ref>{{cite news |date=27 September 2019 |title=Di encama şer de 4 kes hatin kuştin |trans-title=As a result of the war, 4 people were killed |url=http://www.peyamakurd.com/kurmanci/C%C3%AEhan/di-encama-ser-de-4-kes-hatin-kustin |access-date=22 December 2019 |language=ku}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=شارهبان... بە هۆی وەرگەڕانی ئۆتۆمبێلێكەوە سێ كەس بوونە قوربانی |trans-title=Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a car accident |url=http://www.basnews.com/index.php/so/lifestyle/magazine/562775 |access-date=22 December 2019 |language=ku}}</ref>) is a city in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. Its population is a mix of Arab, Kurdish and Turkmen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iraq: Security situation and internally displaced people in Diyala, April 2015|url=https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/55b75ccd4.pdf}}</ref> The city is located about 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Baghdad and 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Baquba.
== Etymology ==
The etymology of the name Miqdad or Miqdadiyah stands for Persian "Given by the Magi", in the same way as the name Baghdad stands "Given by God".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Malayeri |first1=Mohammadi |title=فرهنگ ایران در دوران انتقال از عصر ساسانی به عصر اسلامی، جلد دوم |date=1375 |publisher=TOS Publications |language=fa |trans-title=Iranian culture during the transition from the Sassanid era to the Islamic era, the second volume}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.iraqimage.com/pages/browse/Al_Miqdadiyah.html Iraq Image - Muqdadiyah Satellite Observation]
{{Districts of Iraq}}
Category:Populated places in Diyala Province Category:District capitals of Iraq Category:Cities in Iraq Category:Turkmen communities in Iraq Category:Kurdish settlements in Iraq
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