Numaniyah, Al-Hamdaniya

Not to be confused with An Numaniyah.

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
Village
Numaniyah Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 36.09325°N 43.31962°E / 36.09325; 43.31962
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Nineveh Governorate
District	Al-Hamdaniya District

History

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]