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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | 2,065,597 (2016) |
| Mosul | 1,739,800 (2016) |
| Al-Hamdaniya | 50,000 (2016) |
| Sinjār | 38,294 (2017) |
| Tallkayf | 23,524 (2017) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mosul Province; Ninawa Province
Other Languages:
Arabic:
نينوى , العراق
French:
Ninive, Irak
German:
Ninawa, Irak
Italian:
governatorato di Ninive, Iraq
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Neynewa, Iraq
Russian:
Найнава, Ирак
Simplified Chinese:
尼尼微省, 伊拉克
Spanish:
Gobernación de Nínive, Irak
Aramaic:
ܢܝܢܘܐ, ܥܝܪܐܩ
Armenian:
Նինվեի մարզ, Իրաք
Azeri:
Ninəvə, İraq
Basque:
Ninawa, Irak
Belarusian:
Найнава, Ірак
Bengali:
নিনাওয়া প্রদেশ, ইরাক
Bulgarian:
Нинава, Ирак
Catalan:
Governació de Nínive, Iraq
Cebuano:
Muḩāfaz̧at Nīnawá, Iraq
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای موسڵ, عێراق
Croatian:
Ninivski guvernerat, Irak
Czech:
Ninive, Irák
Danish:
Ninawa, Irak
Dutch:
Ninawa, Irak
Egyptian Arabic:
نينوى, العراق
Esperanto:
Gubernio Ninivo, Irako
Estonian:
Nīnawá, Iraak
Farsi/Persian:
استان نینوا, عراق
Finnish:
Ninawa, Irak
Georgian:
ნაინავის მუჰაფაზა, ერაყი
Greek:
Ντουχόκ, Ιράκ
Gujarati:
ડૂહોક ગવર્નોરેટ, ઈરાક
Hebrew:
נינוה , עיראק
Hindi:
नीनवा प्रान्त, इराक़
Hungarian:
Ninive kormányzóság, Irak
Indonesian:
Kegubernuran Ninawa, Irak
Japanese:
ニーナワー県, イラク
Kannada:
ಡುಹೊಕ್ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಇರಾಕ್
Korean:
니나와주, 이라크
Latvian:
Dahūkas muhāfaza, Irāka
Lithuanian:
Dahuko gubernija, Irakas
Macedonian:
Нинива, Ирак
Malay:
Pentadbiran Ninawa, Iraq
Marathi:
दुहोक गव्हर्नोरेट, इराक
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Nineveh Séng, Iraq
Norwegian:
Ninawa, Irak
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Nineveh guvernement, Irak
Polish:
Niniwa, Irak
Portuguese:
Ninawa, Iraque
Scots:
Ninawa Province, Iraq
Serbian:
Нинива, Ирак
Sinhalese:
ඩුහොක් පළාත, ඉරාක ජනරජය
South Azerbaijani:
نینوا اوستانی, عراق
Swedish:
Ninawa, Irak
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Нинаво, Ироқ
Tamil:
நீனவா மாகாணம், ஈராக்கு
Telugu:
డుహోక్ గవర్నరేట్, ఇరాక్
Thai:
เขตผู้ว่าการนินิเวห์, ประเทศอิรัก
Traditional Chinese:
尼尼微省, 伊拉克
Turkish:
Ninova , Irak
Ukrainian:
Найнава, Ірак
Urdu:
محافظہ نینوی, عراق
Vietnamese:
Tỉnh Duhok, Iraq
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ نینوا, عراق
Before 1976, it was called Mosul Province and included the present-day Dohuk Governorate.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum' |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
| ⓘ Sinjarite (TL) Formula: CaCl2 · 2H2O Type Locality: Description: In a dry stream bed, apparently precipitated from groundwater. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Sinjarite (TL) | 3.BB.25 | CaCl2 · 2H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Sinjarite | CaCl2 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Sinjarite | CaCl2 · 2H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Sinjarite | CaCl2 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Sinjarite | CaCl2 · 2H2O |
Fossils
There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 4 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 252 Ma (Permian) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 260 Ma (Permian) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh_Governorate |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q189352 |
| GeoNames ID: | 92877 |
Localities in this Region
- Nineveh Governorate
- Nineveh Governorate
- Mosul District
- ⭔Sinjar District
- ⭔Tel Afar District
- ⭔Tel Kaif District
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
- PalmyridesOrogenic Belt
Indian Plate
- Zagros Foreland BasinForedeep Basin
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