Al-Hindiya

City in Kerbala, Iraq

Al-Hindiya الهندية
City
32°32′39″N 44°13′11″E / 32.54417°N 44.21972°E / 32.54417; 44.21972
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Kerbala
Municipality	Al-Hindiya District
Population (2018)^{[citation needed]}
• Total	84,100

Al-Hindiya or Hindiya (Arabic: الهندية) is a city in Iraq on the Euphrates River. Al-Hindiya is located in the Karbala Governorate and is the seat of Al-Hindiya District. The city used to be known as Tuwairij (Arabic: طويريج), which gives name to the "Tuwairij run" (Arabic: ركضة طويريج) that takes place here every year as part of the Mourning of Muharram on the Day of Ashura.^[1] It has 84,100 citizens.

History

The city was founded in 1793 AD by "Muhammad Yahya Asif Al-Dawla Bahadur Al-Hindi" ( محمّد يحيى آصف الدولة بهادر الهندي), who was the first Nawab of Awadh. He funded digging a canal on the Euphrates to provide drinkable water for the region.^[2]

Notable people

Nouri al Maliki went to school there in his younger days.

References

^ "1 million pilgrims perform Tuwairij rush in Karbala". Aswat al-Iraq. 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
^ مجلة التراث الشعبي - العدد الأول - سنة 2002 (in Arabic)