Mergasor District

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Mergasor District (Sorani Kurdish: قەزای مێرگەسۆر, romanized: Qezay Mêrgesor; Arabic: قضاء ميركسور) is a district in northern Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan Region.

Mergasor District
قەزای مێرگەسۆر
Qezaya Mêrgesorê
Districts of Erbil Governorate (as of 2012)
Districts of Erbil Governorate (as of 2012)
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan
GovernorateErbil Governorate
SeatMergasor
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Geography

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The district encompasses the five subdistricts Barzan, Goratu, Ble, Piran and Shirawan Mezn, with a total of 252 villages.[1] It is located in the north of Erbil Governorate, close to the Iranian and the Turkish border.[2][3]

Demographics

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Mergasor District is populated by different Kurdish tribes including the Barzani, Herki and the Mizûrî. Moreover, there is one Assyrian village named Bedyal. Religiously, the district is around 99.9% Muslim and 0.1% Christian.[1]

Demographics

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Mount Butin, Pendro

References

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  1. ^ a b "قه‌زای مێرگه‌سۆر" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ MIRGASOR. "هزة ارضية تضرب قضاء ميركة سور شمال اربيل". Rudaw (in Arabic).
  3. ^ Mirgasor. "Unbelievable Kurdistan - Official Tourism Site of Kurdistan". bot.gov.krd.