Al-Mahawil

Coordinates: 32°39′39″N 44°24′28″E / 32.66083°N 44.40778°E / 32.66083; 44.40778 Al-Mahawil (also Mahawil, Al Maḩāwīl, Qaḑā’ al Maḩāwīl, and Khān al

Mahawīl) is a Sunni Arab city in southern Iraq in the Babil Governorate. Before the invasion of Iraq, Sunnis made up the vast majority. Today, they still make up the majority of the population despite the influx of shiites from further south.

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