Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Governorate of Iraq
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
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Top-bottom, R-L:
View over Suleymaniyah Sulaymaniyah Museum • Sherwana Castle Roman amphitheater • Sharafkhan Bidlisi statue Suleymaniyah at night
Clockwise, from left: Sulaymaniyah with
Dukan Lake
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Location of
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Sulaymaniyah Governorate
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Iraq
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Sulaymaniyah Governorate within the Kurdistan Region
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Coordinates: 35°31′N 45°19′E / 35.517°N 45.317°E / 35.517; 45.317 | |
Country | Iraq |
Autonomous region | Kurdistan Region |
Capital | Sulaymaniyah |
Area
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• Total | 20,143.91 km 2 (7,777.61 sq mi) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 2,250,000 |
HDI (2018) |
0.706
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high · 2nd of 17 |
Website |
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Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Sulaymaniyah Governorate ( Sorani Kurdish : پارێزگای سلێمانی ; Kurmanji Kurdish : Parêzgeha Silêmaniyê ; [4] [5] Arabic : محافظة السليمانية ) or Sulaymaniyah Province is a mountainous governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq . Its largest city is Sulaymaniyah . Halabja Governorate was formerly the Halabja District of Sulaymaniyah, until it became a separate governorate in 2014.
Provincial Government
- Governor: Haval Abubakir
- Deputy Governor: Ahmed Ali Ahmed
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Azad Mohammad Amin
Districts
District | Sub-districts [ citation needed ] | Capital |
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Çemçemal | Shwan | Çemçemal |
Aghjalar | ||
Takiya | ||
Sangaw | ||
Qadirkaram | ||
Derbendîxan | not determined | Derbendîxan |
Dokan | Surdaş | Dokan |
Chinaran | ||
Bingrd | ||
Khidran | ||
Piramagrun | ||
Kelar | Kelar | Kelar |
Pebaz | ||
Tilako | ||
Xaneqîn (northern part only; mostly disputed) | not determined | Meydan |
Kifrî (mostly disputed) | not determined | Kifrî |
Mawet | Mawet | |
Pêncwên | Garmik | Pêncwên |
Nalparez | ||
Pişder | Hero | Qeladizê |
Nawdeşt | ||
Halşo | ||
Zharawa | ||
Esewa | ||
Qeredax | Qeredax | |
Ranya | Çwarqurne | Ranya |
Betwata | ||
Hajiyawa | ||
Sarkapkan | ||
Seyid Sadiq | Siruchik | Seyid Sadiq |
Barzinja | ||
Şarezûr | Zarayan | |
Şarbajêrr | Zalan | Şarbajêrr |
Zhazhla | ||
Siwayil | ||
Sitak | ||
Gapilon | ||
Silêmanî | Bazyan | Silêmanî |
Tanjaro | ||
Bakrajo | ||
See also
References
- "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates" . www.krso.net.
- ↑ "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates" . www.krso.net.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab" . hdi.globaldatalab.org . Retrieved 2018-09-13 .
- ↑ "Li sînorê parêzgeha Silêmaniyê gule li du binkeyên hikûmetê hatin berdan" (in Kurdish) . Retrieved 21 December 2019 .
- ↑ "پارێزگای سلێمانی" . slemani.gov.krd (in Kurdish) . Retrieved 21 December 2019 .
- ↑ "The Map Of districts Of Iraqi Kurdistan Region" . www.krso.net.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for
Sulemania Governorate
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
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- Official website (in Sorani Kurdish)
- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
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