Al-Hindiya


Al-Hindiya or Hindiya is a city in Iraq on the Euphrates River. Al-Hindiya is located in the Kerbala Governorate and is the seat of Al-Hindiya District. The city used to be known as Tuwairij, which gives name to the "Tuwairij run" that takes place here every year as part of the Mourning of Muharram on the Day of Ashura. It has 84,100 citizens.

History

The city was founded in 1793 AD by "Yahya Asif Al-Dawla Bahadur Al-Hindi", who was a vizier of Bahadur Shah Zafar. The vizier funded digging a canal on the Euphrates to provide drinkable water for the region.

Notable People

went to school there in his younger days.