Nineveh Governorate

Summary

Nineveh Governorate is a governorate of Iraq^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of governorate_of_iraq entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (512 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nineveh Governorate is in the country of Iraq^[3].
• Nineveh Governorate's image is recorded as Grand mosque of Mosul .jpg^[4].
• Nineveh Governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate of Iraq^[5].
• Nineveh Governorate's capital is recorded as Mosul^[6].
• Nineveh Governorate's official language is recorded as Arabic^[7].
• Nineveh Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Al Anbar Governorate^[8].
• Nineveh Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Duhok Governorate^[9].
• Nineveh Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Saladin Governorate^[10].
• Nineveh Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Erbil Governorate^[11].
• Nineveh Governorate's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mosul District^[12].
• Nineveh Governorate's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Al-Hamdaniya District^[13].
• Nineveh Governorate's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tel Afar District^[14].
• Nineveh Governorate's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shekhan District^[15].
• Nineveh Governorate's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hatra District^[16].
• Nineveh Governorate's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Al-Ba'aj District^[17].
• Nineveh Governorate's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aqrah District^[18].
• Nineveh Governorate's seal image is recorded as Nineveh Governorate Seal.svg^[19].
• Nineveh Governorate's locator map image is recorded as Ninawa in Iraq.svg^[20].
• Nineveh Governorate's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85079412^[21].
• Nineveh Governorate's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as IQ-NI^[22].
• Nineveh Governorate's Commons category is recorded as Nineveh Governorate^[23].
• Nineveh Governorate's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2969789^[24].
• Nineveh Governorate's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36, 'lon': 42.466666666667}^[25].
• Nineveh Governorate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01chdh^[26].
• Nineveh Governorate's official website is recorded as https://www.ninava.gov.iq/^[27].

Body

Geography

Nineveh Governorate is in the country of Iraq^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Nineveh Governorate's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+36700'}^[28]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+3106948'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Nineveh Governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate of Iraq^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nineveh Governorate include Nineveh plains^[30], a plain^[31], in Iraq^[32].

Why It Matters

Nineveh Governorate ranks in the top 5% of governorate_of_iraq entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (512 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Nineveh plains^[30], a plain^[31], in Iraq^[32].