Tooz District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Saladin Governorate |
Seat: | Tuz Khormato |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Tooz District (Arabic: قضاء طوز) is a district in the north-eastern part of Saladin Governorate, Iraq. Its main settlement is the city of Tuz Khurmatu. Other towns include Sulaiman Bek, Yankjah, and Amirli. Its population is predominantly Turkmen.[1] [2] The district's name is in the Turkmen dialect, meaning 'salt.'[3]