Duhok Governorate
Duhok Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای دھۆک ,Parêzgeha Dihokê,[3][4] Syriac: ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܘܗܕܪܐ, romanized: Hoparkiya d’Nohadra,[5] Arabic: محافظة دهوك, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Dahūk) is a governorate in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its capital is the city of Duhok. It includes Zakho, near the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing with Şırnak Province, Turkey. It borders the Al-Hasakah Governorate of Syria. Before 1969, it was part of Nineveh Governorate, which was called Mosul Governorate. The estimated population in 2018 was 1,292,535.
Duhok Governorate | |
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Seal | |
Location of the Duhok Governorate (red) – in Iraq (red, beige & light grey) | |
Duhok Governorate within Kurdistan Region[1] | |
| Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°ECoordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Autonomous region | Kurdistan Region |
| Capital | Duhok |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ali Tatar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,955.91 km2 (4,230.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,292,535 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.702[2] high · 4th of 17 |
Demographics
Duhok Governorate is mainly populated by Kurds with an Arab, Assyrian, and Armenian minority. Historically, there was a Jewish population in the region as well. The main religious groups are Muslims, Yazidis and Christians.[6]
Government
- Governor: Ali Tatar Nerweyi
- Deputy Governor: Majid Sayid Salih
- Governorate Council Chairman (PCC): Fehim Abdullah[7]
- 41 total seats
- 33 seats for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)
- 4 seats for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
- 4 seats for the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU)[8]
Districts
Duhok Governorate is divided into seven districts, four of which are officially part of Kurdistan Region, while three others are under de facto control of the Kurdistan Regional Government:
- Amedi District
- Duhok District
- Semel District
- Zakho District
- Akre District (Disputed)
- Bardarash District (Disputed)
- Shekhan District (Disputed)
Villages and towns
See also
References
- ^ "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "سەربەست تروانشی : لە ھەفتەی داھاتوو ژمارەی کاتژمێرەکانی پێدانی کارەبا بە پارێزگای دھۆک زیاد دەکات". Zagros News Agancy (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Serok Barzanî li gel berpirsên parêzgeha Dihokê civiya" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Bahra Magazine" (PDF). www.zowaa.co.uk (in Syriac). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "History". General Directorate of Tourism / Duhok. from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Human Rights Report 1 January – 31 March 2007" (PDF). UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) بعثة الأمم المتحدة. 1 لتقديم المساعدة للعراق. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ . Zinda Magazine. 11 (17). 6 April 2005. Archived from the original on 20 April 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "The map of Districts of Kurdistan Region". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.