Amirli

Amirli
Amirli
Coordinates: 34°43′30″N 44°35′15″E / 34.72500°N 44.58750°E / 34.72500; 44.58750
Country Iraq
GovernorateSaladin Governorate
DistrictTooz District
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
15,000−20,000

Amirli (Arabic: آمرلي, romanizedʾĀmirlī; Turkish: Amirli) also spelt Amerli, is a predominantly Shia Turkmen town in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, approximately 100 km from the Iranian border. It is the centre of a farming region.

The town sits in a multi-ethnic region, with the town itself being mainly Shia Turkmen, and surrounded by Arab and Turkmen villages.