Ranya District (Kurdish: قەزای ڕانیە, romanized: Qezay Ranye, Arabic: قضاء رانية) is a district of Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. Its capital is Ranya.[1] The district has a population of 200,826.[2] The district includes three towns, Çiwarqurne, Bêtwate and Hacî awa, and is the centre of the Bîtwên and Raperîn area. The region of Ranya has been inhabited since ancient times and is rich in archaeologic sites such as Tell Shemshara, Tell Bazmusian, Qalatga Darband, Girdedême, Kameryan and Boskin hills and Ranya castle. Its history as a district dates from the Ottoman Empire period in 1789 when the first district commissioner was appointed. The main tribes in Ranya are the Jaff, Bilbas, Ako and Shawri. The area is well known for its fertile soil. The principle crops are sunflowers, tobacco, rice, wheat and barley.
ranya, district, kurdish, قەزای, ڕانیە, romanized, qezay, ranye, arabic, قضاء, رانية, district, sulaymaniyah, governorate, iraqi, kurdistan, iraq, capital, ranya, district, population, district, includes, three, towns, çiwarqurne, bêtwate, hacî, centre, bîtwên. Ranya District Kurdish قەزای ڕانیە romanized Qezay Ranye Arabic قضاء رانية is a district of Sulaymaniyah Governorate Iraqi Kurdistan Iraq Its capital is Ranya 1 The district has a population of 200 826 2 The district includes three towns Ciwarqurne Betwate and Haci awa and is the centre of the Bitwen and Raperin area The region of Ranya has been inhabited since ancient times and is rich in archaeologic sites such as Tell Shemshara Tell Bazmusian Qalatga Darband Girdedeme Kameryan and Boskin hills and Ranya castle Its history as a district dates from the Ottoman Empire period in 1789 when the first district commissioner was appointed The main tribes in Ranya are the Jaff Bilbas Ako and Shawri The area is well known for its fertile soil The principle crops are sunflowers tobacco rice wheat and barley Ranya قەزای ڕانیەDistrictNickname قەزای ڕاپەڕینDistricts of the Sulaymaniyah GovernorateCoordinates 35 33 0 N 45 26 0 E 35 55000 N 45 43333 E 35 55000 45 43333Country IraqAutonomous region KurdistanGovernorateSulaymaniyahEstablished1942Elevation2 895 ft 882 m Population 2007 Total200 826 district LanguageKurdishReferences edit The map of estimated population of Sulaimany governorate in districts level 2015 Kurdistan Region Statistics Office Retrieved 25 October 2017 Inter Agency Information and Analysis Unit Sulaymaniyah Governorate Profile July 2009 Archived 2011 10 07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 July 2010 nbsp This Kurdistan geographical location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Iraq geographical location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ranya District amp oldid 1213333867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
