Dibis District Explained

Dibis District
Native Name:قضاء الدبس
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:District
Mapsize:250x250px
Map Alt:Dibis District in Iraq
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Label:Dibis
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Dibis in Iraq
Coordinates:35.6689°N 44.0694°W
Coor Pinpoint:Dibis
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Governorate
Subdivision Name2:Kirkuk Governorate
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Dibis
Elevation Point:Dibis
Population:95,166
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2008
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:+3
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code: 50

Dibis District (Arabic: قضاء الدبس|qaḍāʾ al-Dubs) is a district in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. Its administrative center is the town of Dibis. The largest settlement is Altun Kupri.

Altun Kupri subdistrict is predominantly Turkmen. Sargaran subdistrict has a Kurdish majority with an Arab minority. Markaz Dibis subdistrict has a Kurdish majority with Arab, Turkmen, and Christian minorities.[1]

SubdistrictPopulation
in 2008
Markaz Dibis 29,696
Altun Kupri 53,472
Sargaran 11,998
Total 95,166

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-01-14 . 2020-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020354/https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PolicyFocus102.pdf . dead .