Khanaqin (
Arabic: خانقين,
Kurdish : Xaneqîn/خانهقین) is a city in
Iraq in Iraq's
Diyala Governorate, near the
Iranian border on the
Alwand tributary of the
Diyala River. It is the administrative center of the
Khanaqin District, which comprises several towns (such as As-Sadiyah and
Jalula) as well as hundreds of villages. The city is divided into two parts by the Alwand, which has played a significant role in land cultivation and the establishment of a strong rural society in the area.