Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Kurdish: پارێزگای سلێمانی
Arabic: محافظة السليمانية
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View over Suleymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah MuseumSherwana Castle
Roman amphitheater • Sharafkhan Bidlisi statue
Suleymaniyah at night
Clockwise, from left: Sulaymaniyah with Dukan Lake, Halabja and Ranya
Official seal of Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Location of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate (red)– in Iraq (red, beige & light grey)– in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)
Location of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate (red)

 in Iraq (red, beige & light grey)
 in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)

Sulaymaniyah Governorate within the Kurdistan Region
Sulaymaniyah Governorate within the Kurdistan Region[2]
Coordinates: 35°31′N 45°19′E / 35.517°N 45.317°E / 35.517; 45.317
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan Region
CapitalSulaymaniyah
Area
  Total20,143.91 km2 (7,777.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total2,250,000
HDI (2018)0.706[3]
high · 2nd of 17
Websitewww.slemani.gov.krd

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

Districts of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate[6]
DistrictSub-districtsCapital
Çemçemal Shwan Çemçemal
Aghjalar
Takiya
Sangaw
Qadirkaram
Derbendîxan not determined Derbendîxan
Dokan Surdaş Dokan
Chinaran
Bingrd
Khidran
Piramagrun
Kalar Kalar Kalar
Pebaz
Shekh Tawil
Rizgari
Xaneqîn (northern part only; mostly disputed) Qoratu and Maidan 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

  1. "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". www.krso.net.
  2. "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". www.krso.net.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. "Li sînorê parêzgeha Silêmaniyê gule li du binkeyên hikûmetê hatin berdan" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. "پارێزگای سلێمانی". slemani.gov.krd (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. "The Map Of districts Of Iraqi Kurdistan Region". www.krso.net.


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