Amirli

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| coordinates = {{coord|34|43|30|N|44|35|15|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Iraq}}

| subdivision_type1 = Governorate

| subdivision_name1 = Saladin Governorate

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Tooz District

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| population_total = 15,000-20,000

| population_as_of = 2014

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Town of Amirli in northern Iraq remains under siege: OCHA official |url=https://news.un.org/en/audio/2014/08/591392 |publisher=UN News |accessdate=26 October 2020 |date=19 August 2014}}

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Amirli ({{langx|ar|آمرلي|ʾĀmirlī}}; {{langx|tr|Emirli}}) also spelt Amerli, is a predominantly Shia Turkmen town in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, approximately 100 km from the Iranian border.{{Cite web | url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/142270 | title=Joint Effort to Break Jihadist Siege of Iraqi Turkmen Town }} It is the centre of a farming region.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/07/AR2007070700532_pf.html|title=Suicide bomb kills over 100 in Iraq|newspaper=Washington Post|date=7 July 2007|last=Barzanji|first=Yahya|publisher=The Associated Press}}

History

=2007 bombing=

On June 7, 2007, a bombing in the marketplace of Amirli by the Islamic State of Iraq killed 165 people and injured 350.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6279864.stm|title=Iraq market truck bomb kills 105|website=BBC News|date=7 July 2007|publisher=BBC}}

=2014 siege by ISIS=

The town, and its nearly 20,000 Shia Turkmen,{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iraq-minority-appeals-to-army-international-community-for-help-1.2741400|title=Iraq minority appeals to army, international community for help|website=CBC news|publisher=The Associated Press|date=20 August 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29003321|title=Iraqi forces 'reach besieged Amerli'|date=31 August 2014|publisher=BBC|website=BBC News}} was besieged by the ISIL starting in June 2014.{{cite news |title=Amerli – the town holding out against the Islamic State and starvation |first=Ali |last=al-Bayati |url= http://eaworldview.com/2014/08/iraq-feature-amerli-town-fighting-islamic-state-starvation/ |newspaper=EA WorldView |date=22 August 2014 |accessdate=23 August 2014}} It was running out of food, water, and supplies. A U.N. representative stated, "The situation of the people in Amerli is desperate and demands immediate action to prevent the possible massacre of its citizens."{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28910674|title=Iraq conflict: UN warns of possible Amerli 'massacre'|publisher=BBC|website=BBC News|date=23 August 2014}} On August 31, the Popular Mobilization Forces, Iran, and local Turkmen tribes, managed to break the siege and entered the city, much to the rejoicing of its citizens.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOwjaxky3a4 |title=UNDER THE SHADOW OF IRAN, NAFISEH KOHNAVARD |date=2021-04-07 |last=Nafiseh Kohnavard |access-date=2024-09-09 |via=YouTube}}

Climate

Amirli has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh). Most rain falls in the winter. The average annual temperature in Amirli is {{convert|21.3|°C|1}}. About {{convert|301|mm|2|abbr=on}} of precipitation falls annually.

{{Weather box|location = Amirli

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|Jan high C = 14.4

|Feb high C = 16.7

|Mar high C = 22.4

|Apr high C = 28.6

|May high C = 35.4

|Jun high C = 41.1

|Jul high C = 43.9

|Aug high C = 43.9

|Sep high C = 39.2

|Oct high C = 32.4

|Nov high C = 22.0

|Dec high C = 16.3

|Jan low C = 4.7

|Feb low C = 6.0

|Mar low C = 10.0

|Apr low C = 15.3

|May low C = 21.4

|Jun low C = 26.6

|Jul low C = 29.6

|Aug low C = 29.4

|Sep low C = 24.9

|Oct low C = 19.7

|Nov low C = 11.1

|Dec low C = 6.5

|Jan precipitation mm = 57

|Feb precipitation mm = 49

|Mar precipitation mm = 46

|Apr precipitation mm = 30

|May precipitation mm = 7

|Jun precipitation mm = 0

|Jul precipitation mm = 0

|Aug precipitation mm = 0

|Sep precipitation mm = 0

|Oct precipitation mm = 18

|Nov precipitation mm = 39

|Dec precipitation mm = 55

|year precipitation mm= 301

|source = Climate-Data.org, Climate data

|date=02 April 2024}}

References

Category:Populated places in Saladin Governorate

Category:Turkmen communities in Iraq