Diyala River
River in Iran, Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Diyala (Arabic: نهر ديالى Nahr Diyālā; Kurdish: Sîrwan; Farsi: دیاله Diyâlah, سيروان Sīrvān) is a river and tributary of the Tigris. It is formed by the confluence of the Sirwan and Tanjaro rivers in Darbandikhan Dam in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate of Northern Iraq. It covers a total distance of 445 km (277 mi).
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Diyala river | |
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Location | |
Country | Iran, Iraq |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | North of Iraq/Western Iran |
Mouth | |
• location | Tigris River |
Length | 445 km (277 mi) |
Basin size | 32,600 km2 (12,600 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 164 m3/s (5,800 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Sirwan |
• right | Tanjero |
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