Ninawa (in Arabic: نینوا ,in kurdish: Neynewa, in Assyrian: Nineveh) is a governorate (province) in Iraq, and the Arabic name for the biblical city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of 37,323 km² and an estimated population of 2,509,800 people. Its chief city, and the provincial capital, is Mosul (in Arabic al Mawsil), which lies across the Euphrates river from the ruins of Nineveh. Image File history File links province of Iraq File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... The Kurdish language (Kurdî in Kurdish), is spoken in the region loosely called Kurdistan, including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran (Persia), Iraq, Syria and Turkey [1]. Kurdish is an official language in Iraq while it is banned in Syria. ... Assyrian may refer to: List of Assyrian settlements Anything from Assyria, an ancient empire in Mesopotamia Anything from Assyria (Roman province), a province of the Roman Empire Assyrian people, a present-day Middle Eastern ethnic group Several Christian denominations: Assyrian Church of the East Assyrian Church of the Easts... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A governorate is a subnational entity. ... Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The Bible (Hebrew תנ״ך tanakh, Greek η Βίβλος [hÄ“ biblos] ) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... An Assyrian winged bull. ... Mosul (36°22′N 43°07′E; Arabic: , Kurdish: Mûsil, Syriac: ܢܝܢܘܐ NînÄ›wâ) is a city in northern Iraq. ... The Euphrates (the traditional Greek name for the river, which is in Old Persian Ufrat, Aramaic Prâth/Frot, in Arabic Al-Furat الفرات, in Turkish Fırat and in ancient Assyrian language Pu-rat-tu) is the westernmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia (Bethnahrin in Aramaic), the...

Its two main cities endured the 2003 U.S. invasion and emerged relatively unscathed. In 2005, however, Mosul and Tall Afar were the scenes of fierce battles between U.S.-led troops and the Iraqi insurgency. The insurgents had moved to Ninawa after the Battle of Fallujah in 2004. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Iraqi militants celebrating orders that the surrounding Coalition forces were given to stand-down. ... Fallujah (Arabic: فلوجة; sometimes transliterated as Falluja and less commonly Fallouja, Falloujah, Faloojah, Faloojeh) is a city of about 350,000 inhabitants in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly 69km (43 miles) west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Elections in the Province

Since no real census has been taken for decades, the election results are a good indicator of the province's ethnic distribution:

2005 December

• Sunni Arab Group - 324,518 (40%)
• Kurdish Group - 156,476 (19%)
• Allawi's Multi-ethnic Group - 91,661 (11%)
• Sunni/Assyrian Group - 81,976 (10%)
• Shia Arab Group - 61,083 (7%)
• Yezidi Group - 18,618 (1%)
• Assyrian Group - 12,323 (1%)

2005 January - Note: Elections were boycotted

• Kurdish Group - 77,000
• Shia Group - 23,000
• Sunni Group - 56,000
• Allawi's Multi-ethnic Group - 21,000
• Assyrian Group - 3,500

Cities and Villages

• Alqosh
• Bakhdida (AL-Hamdaniya)
• Baqofah
• Batnaya
• Bartella
• Dashqotan
• Karamles
• Mosul: mostly Arabs, Assyrians and Kurds (population over 2,000,000)
• Tall Afar: mainly Kurds and Turkmen population 161,400
• Tel Keppe
• Tel Skuf

Entrance to the village Traditional Christian Ceremony of Oshaana Traditional Ceremony During Christmas Transportation in Alqosh Party in Alqosh Traditoinal Clothing Alqosh or Alqush is one of the most famous Christian villages in Iraq. ... Christmas Festival in The New Church of Immaculate Church of John the Baptist Church of Mar Jacob Church of Mar Zina 1st: Church of Sarkis and Bakos 2nd: Church of Mart Shmony 3rd: Church of Mar Korkis The Celebration of The Triumph of the Cross Christmas Festival Christmas Festival Art... Children of Baqofa Baqofa (or Baqofah) is a very old Chaldean village located 15 miles north east of Mosul and less than two miles from the village of Batnaya, its roots goes back to the Assyrian era. ... Batnaya is located 14 miles north of Nineveh (Mosul) and around 3 miles north of Tel Keppe. ... Mar Giwargis Church of Bartella Street of Bartella Bartella is located less than 13 miles east of Mosul. ... A family picnic in Dashqotan Dashqotan is a small Assyrian village located in northern Iraq, about 40 kilometers north of Mosul and 15 kilometers east of Alqosh. ... Traditional Clothes in Karamles Karamles (or Karamlash, Keramlais) is located less than 18 miles south east of Mosul. ... Mosul (36°22′N 43°07′E; Arabic: , Kurdish: Mûsil, Syriac: ܢܝܢܘܐ Nîněwâ) is a city in northern Iraq. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ʻarab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Assyrian may refer to: List of Assyrian settlements Anything from Assyria, an ancient empire in Mesopotamia Anything from Assyria (Roman province), a province of the Roman Empire Assyrian people, a present-day Middle Eastern ethnic group Several Christian denominations: Assyrian Church of the East Assyrian Church of the Easts... The Kurds are an ethnic group inhabiting northern and northeastern Mesopotamia, which includes parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey (a region sometimes referred to as Kurdistan). ... Tal Afar (also Talafar) in Arabic تل عفر (also تلعفر) is a city in northern Iraq, about 30 miles west of Mosul. ... The Kurds are an ethnic group inhabiting northern and northeastern Mesopotamia, which includes parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey (a region sometimes referred to as Kurdistan). ... Tel Keppe (or TalKayf in arabic) is one of the largest Chaldo-Assyrian towns in Iraq. ... Tel Skuf (Syriac: Telassqopa) is located approximately 19 miles north of Nineveh (Mosul. ...

See also

• Ninawa governorate council election, 2005
• Nineveh

The Governorate Council election in the Ninawa governate of Iraq was held on January 30, 2005, simultaneously with the national legislative election. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

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