Alwand
Alwand is a village in Khanaqin District, Diyala Province. Alwand is situated nearby to the locality Khir i Pika, as well as near the village Halwan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alwand Dam.
Alwand Dam
Dam
Alwand Dam is a dam located on the Alwand River, southeast of Khanaqin, 6 km from the Iraqi-Iranian border. It is a hydroponic dam with a mud core with a length of 1,342 m and a height of 24 m. Alwand Dam is situated 3½ km east of Alwand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khanaqin.
Khanaqin
Town
Photo: Hammody.90, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khanaqin is the central city of Khanaqin District in Diyala Governorate, Iraq, near the Iranian border on the Alwand tributary of the Diyala River. The town is populated by Kurds who speak the Southern Kurdish dialect. Khanaqin is situated 3½ km north of Alwand.
Alwand
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Alwand, Miştāt Alwand, Miştāt Alwind, Alwand, Mistat Alwand, Mistat Alwind”, “Meyẕtāt Alvand”, “Miştāt Alwand”, and “Miştāt Alwind”
- Category: locality
- Location: Khanaqin District, Diyala Province, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.31558° or 34° 18′ 56″ northLongitude
45.40304° or 45° 24′ 11″ eastElevation
200 metres (656 feet)Open location code
8H678C83+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 2488545957OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
98943
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From Arabic to Persian—“Alwand” goes by many names.
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