Iraq, Ludhiana

Village in Punjab, India

Iraq

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Iraq

Location in Punjab, India

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Coordinates: 30°54′18″N 76°08′46″E﻿ / ﻿30.905097°N 76.146044°E﻿ / 30.905097; 76.146044
Country|  India
State| Punjab
District| Ludhiana
Block| Machhiwara
Population

(2011)

• Total

| approximately 800
Languages

• Official| Punjabi, Hindi
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

141115

Iraq, is a village in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India.[1] It is located in the Machhiwara block, around 30 km from the Ludhiana city.[2]

## History

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The village gets its name from "Irakh", the Arabic word for a wild bull breed. The animal was used by the Muslim villagers to cross a seasonal stream on the outskirts of the village. Over time, the pronunciation of the village's name gradually changed to "Iraq". The Muslim villagers migrated to Sialkot after the partition of India in 1947.[2]

## Demographics

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As of 2014, the village has around 800 inhabitants. Most of the villagers work as farmers or as workers in the spinning mills located around the Machiwara-Ludhiana Road.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Rural Housing Report for Financial year 2012-2013". Government of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
2. ^ a b c Shariq Majeed (18 June 2014). "Punjab's Iraq craves to be role model of peace". The Times of India.

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Ludhiana district

Cities/towns and major villages
in Ludhiana district|

* Sowaddi Kalan
* Khaira
* Akalgarh
* Doraha
* Jagraon
* Khanna
* Lalton Kalan
* Ludhiana
* Machhiwara
* Maloud
* Mullanpur Dakha
* Payal
* Raikot
* Sahnewal
* Samrala
* Dehlon
* Hathur
* Hans Kalan
* Kalakh
* Kila Raipur
* Koom Kalan
* Pakhowal
* Sidhwan Bet
* Villages in Ludhiana West Tehsil
* Villages in Ludhiana East Tehsil

Other districts of Punjab, India|

* Ajitgarh
* Amritsar
* Barnala
* Bathinda
* Faridkot
* Fatehgarh Sahib
* Firozpur
* Gurudaspur
* Hoshiarpur
* Jalandhar
* Kapurthala
* Mansa
* Moga
* Sri Muktsar Sahib
* Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
* Patiala
* Rupnagar
* Sangrur
* Tarn Taran

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