Mandali (Arabic: مندلي,[3] Kurdish: مەندەلی, romanized: Mendelî[4][5]) is a town in Balad Ruz District, Diyala Governorate in Iraq, near the Iranian border.

[6][7][8][9] Mandali is disputed between the federal government of Iraq and Kurdistan Region, and experienced Arabization during the Saddam era.

This triggered protests from Sunni and Shia Arab tribes from the area, who criticized that Ibrahim, who worked as a lawyer in Baghdad, wasn't established in the community of the city.

Besides the harvest of the date cloves, the dried leaves of the palm trees are also used to produce mats, baskets, brooms and components for houses.

During the Ba'athist period, the area was hit by war and faced mass displacement, water scarcity, burning of orchards and neglect.