Diyala River
The Diyala (Arabic: نهر ديالى Nahr Diyālā; Kurdish: Sîrwan; Farsi: دیاله Diyâlah, سيروان Sīrvān) is a river and tributary of the Tigris. It is formed by the confluence of the Sirwan and Tanjaro rivers in Darbandikhan Dam in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate of Northern Iraq. It covers a total distance of 445 km (277 mi).
| Diyala river | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Iran, Iraq |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | North of Iraq/Western Iran |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tigris River |
| Length | 445 km (277 mi) |
| Basin size | 32,600 km2 (12,600 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 164 m3/s (5,800 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sirwan |
| • right | Tanjero |
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