Numaniyah | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 36°05′36″N 43°19′11″E / 36.09325°N 43.31962°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Nineveh Governorate |
District | Al-Hamdaniya District |
Numaniyah ( Arabic: النعمانية) [1] is a village in the Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located near the ruins of the city of Nimrud in the Al-Hamdaniya District in the Nineveh Plains.
Numaniyah came under the occupation of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during its campaign in August 2014, [2] but was later retaken by the 9th division of the Iraqi army on 13 November 2016 amidst the battle of Mosul. [3] The Iraqi army subsequently set about clearing the village of mines and bombs planted by ISIL. [4]