Al-Hindiya

Al-Hindiya
الهندية
City
Euphrates branch, Abu Gharaq corridor to Hillah
Euphrates branch, Abu Gharaq corridor to Hillah
Al-Hindiya is located in Iraq
Al-Hindiya
Al-Hindiya
Location within Iraq
Coordinates: 32°32′39″N 44°13′11″E / 32.54417°N 44.21972°E / 32.54417; 44.21972
CountryIraq
GovernorateKerbala
MunicipalityAl-Hindiya District
Population
 (2018)[citation needed]
 • Total
84,100

Al-Hindiya or Hindiya (Arabic: الهندية) lit. "The Indian" is a city in Iraq on the Euphrates River. Al-Hindiya is located in the Karbala Governorate and is the seat of Al-Hindiya District. The city used to be known as Tuwairij (Arabic: طويريج), which gives name to the "Tuwairij run" (Arabic: ركضة طويريج) that takes place here every year as part of the Mourning of Muharram on the Day of Ashura. It has 84,100 citizens.

History

The city was founded in 1793, during the Ottoman Iraq period, by "Muhammad Yahya Asif Al-Dawla Bahadur Al-Hindi" ( محمّد يحيى آصف الدولة بهادر الهندي), who was the first Nawab of Awadh. He funded digging a canal on the Euphrates to provide drinkable water for the region.

Notable people

Nouri al Maliki went to school there in his younger days.

References

  1. ↑ "1 million pilgrims perform Tuwairij rush in Karbala". Aswat al-Iraq. 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  2. ↑ مجلة التراث الشعبي - العدد الأول - سنة 2002 (in Arabic)