Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Sorani Kurdish: پارێزگای سلێمانی; Kurmanji Kurdish: Parêzgeha Silêmaniyê;[3][4] Arabic: محافظة السليمانية) or Sulaymaniyah Province is a 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.
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
| |
|---|---|
      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, Halabja and Ranya | |
 Seal | |
 Location of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate (red) – in Iraq (red, beige & light grey) | |
![Sulaymaniyah Governorate within the Kurdistan Region[1]](/wiki/File:Kurdistan_governorates_2015.png) Sulaymaniyah Governorate within the Kurdistan Region[1] | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′N 45°19′E / 35.517°N 45.317°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Semi-autonomous region |  Kurdistan Region |
| Capital | Sulaymaniyah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,143.91 km2 (7,777.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,250,000 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.704[2] high · 2nd of 18 |
| Website | www |
Provincial Government
edit- Governor: Haval Abubakir
- Deputy Governor: Ahmed Ali Ahmed
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Azad Mohammad Amin
Districts
edit
| District | Sub-districts[citation needed] | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Çemçemal | Şiwan | Çemçemal |
| Axceler | ||
| Takiya | ||
| Sengaw | ||
| Qadirkerem | ||
| Derbendîxan | not determined | Derbendîxan |
| Dokan | Surdaş | Dokan |
| Çinaran | ||
| Bingrd | ||
| Xidran | ||
| Pîremegrun | ||
| Kelar | Kelar | Kalar |
| Pebaz | ||
| Şêx Tawil | ||
| Rizgarî | ||
| Xaneqîn (northern part only; mostly disputed) | Qoratu and Meydan | Meydan |
| Kifrî (mostly disputed) | not determined | Kifrî |
| Mawet | Mawet | |
| Pênciwên | Germik | Pênciwên |
| Nalparêz | ||
| Pişder | Hêro | Qeladizê |
| Nawdeşt | ||
| Helşo | ||
| Jarawe | ||
| Esewa | ||
| Qeredax | Qeredax | |
| Ranye | Çwarqurne | Ranya |
| Bêtwate | ||
| Hacîyawa | ||
| Serkepkan | ||
| Seyid Sadiq | Siruchik | Seyid Sadiq |
| Berzince | ||
| Şarezûr | Zerayan | |
| Şarbajêrr | Zalan | Şarbajêrr |
| Jejla | ||
| Sîweyil | ||
| Sîtek | ||
| Gapîlon | ||
| Silêmanî | Bazyan | Silêmanî |
| Tancero | ||
| Bekreco | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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
edit
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sulemania Governorate.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sulaymaniyah Governorate.
- 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
 | This Kurdistan geographical location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Iraq geographical location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |