Makhmur district
Makhmur District
قضاء مخمور | |
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Map showing Makhmur as one of the districts of the Hewlêr (Erbil) Governorate of Kurdistan Region in Iraq (in 2012). | |
Interactive map of Makhmur District | |
Makhmur District Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′40″N 43°34′40″E / 35.77778°N 43.57778°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh Governorate |
| Administrative center | Makhmur, Iraq |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 209,545 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Area code | +964 50 |
Makhmur District (Arabic: قضاء مخمور) is a district in Iraq's Nineveh Governorate. The administrative centre of the district is Makhmur. It is disputed between Erbil Governorate and Nineveh Governorate, and so it is one of the disputed territories of northern Iraq. The district had an estimated population of 209,545 people in 2018. The district has three sub-districts, Qaraj, Dibaga, and Kandinawa, and it has 319 villages. Dibaga used to be a sub-district, however, it became a village.