Diyala University is an Iraqi university located in Baquba, Diyala, Iraq, it was established in 2000. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Baqubah ( BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of Iraq 's Diyala Governorate. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.