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42  Iraq Investment Map 2020-2021



                   Economy at a Glance

                   The  economic  activities  at  the  Province  are  concentrated  in  agriculture  because  of
                   being situated on two main sources of water, Diyala River (a main affluent of Tigris
                   River) and Uthaim River in  addition to Himreen and Uthaim lakes with  maximum
                   storage  capacity  5.5  bm³  and  Qazaniya  and  Mendly  dams  with  storage  capacity  of
                   1.25  mm³  A  large  number  of  the  manpower  is  employed  in  agriculture.  Orange  is
                   widely grown in its orchards. Date palm trees are concentrated around Mouqdadiyah
                   and run north  towards Kifri.  Olive, wheat,  barley,  and dates  planting are  common.
                   The Province is also famous for cattle breading, poultry, honey heaves, and fisheries.

                   The best part of its land is characterized by being fertile and plain, beautified by the
                   mountains  of  Himreen  and  Zagros,  the  two  lakes  of  Himreen  and  Uthaim,  the
                   orchards of date palms, fruits, farms of vegetables, grains, and dozens of factories.


                   Education:

                   The Province has only one University, University of Diyala and two private collages,
                   Al Yarmook and Mesopotamia collages. There are more than 844 primary school in
                   Diyala;  44  kindergarten,  more  than  409  secondary  school;  15  technical  school  2
                   institutes for Teachers’ Qualifying, and one technical institute.

                   Health:

                   Diyala has 10 governmental hospitals, 3 private hospitals, 54 main medical center and
                   39 clinics.
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