Baqubah (Aramaic: ܒܰܩܽܘܒܰܐ, Arabic: بعقوبة; BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate. The city is located some 50 km (31 mi) to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River.
Population: 152,550
Latitude: 33° 44' 47.72" N
Longitude: 44° 38' 37.18" E
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Arabic: أبو مصعب الزرقاوي, pronunciation ’Abū Muṣ‘ab az-Zarqāwī, Abu Musab from Zarqa); October 30, 1966 – June 7, 2006), born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh (Arabic: أحمد فضيل النزال الخلايله, ’Aḥmad Faḍīl an-Nazāl al-…
Baqubah (Aramaic: ܒܰܩܽܘܒܰܐ, Arabic: بعقوبة; BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba; its name originates from the Aramaic words "Bet" (house) and "Yaqub" (Jacob) and means "Jacob's house") is the capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate. The ci…
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