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Duhok Governorate
Governorate of Iraq
Governorate of Iraq
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Duhok Governorate |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Governorate |
| shield_size | 100x100px |
| image_flag | File:Flag of Duhok Governorate.webp |
| flag_size | 100x100px |
| image_skyline | File:Collage of Dohuk Governorate.jpg |
| image_size | 270x270px |
| image_map | File:Duhok in Iraq.svg |
| map_caption | Map of Dohuk Governorate |
| pushpin_map | Iraqi Kurdistan#Iraq |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| pushpin_mapsize | 270 |
| mapsize | 270x250px |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Iraq |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Kurdistan Region |
| subdivision_type2 | Governorate |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| seat | Duhok |
| leader_party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| leader_title | Governor |
| leader_name | Ali Tatar |
| established_title | Established |
| established_date | 27 May 1969 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 10955.91 |
| population_total | 1,772,367 |
| total_type | |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | AST (UTC+3) |
| blank1_name | HDI (2021) |
| blank1_info | 0.701 |
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Duhok Governorate (, , ) is a governorate in the semi-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. It was established on 27 May 1969, previously part of Nineveh Governorate.
The population of the governorate was estimated to be 1,772,367 in 2023.
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.
Government
- Governor: Ali Tatar
- Deputy Governor: Majid Sayid Salih
- Governorate Council Chairman (PCC): Fehim Abdullah
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
- Alikhan
- Araden
- Avzrog
- Badarash
- Bakhetme
- Bamarni
- Bebadi
- Dehi
- Dawodiya
- Duhok
- Harmash
- Hezany
- Khanke
- Kovli
- Sarsing
- Sharya
- Surya
- Zawita
References
References
- "Kurdistan Region Statistics Office - Indicators".
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".
- "Bahra Magazine".
- "About Duhok City".
- (23 December 2023). "Kurdistan Population Exceeds Six Million in 2023".
- "History".
- (25 April 2007). "Human Rights Report 1 January – 31 March 2007". UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) بعثة الأمم المتحدة. 1 لتقديم المساعدة للعراق.
- "The map of Districts of Kurdistan Region". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.
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