Dohuk Governorate

Duhok Governorate دهوك / Dihok Dohuk Province
—  Province  —
Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E
Country	Iraq
Region	Kurdistan
Capital	Duhok
Area
• Total	6,553 km2 (2,530.1 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	958,201

Dohuk Governorate (Arabic: دهوك Dahūk‎, Kurdish: Dihok) (or Dohuk Province) is one of the provinces of Iraq. It is in the north of the country in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. Its capital is the city of Duhok. It also includes the city of Zakho, which has at various times served as a checkpoint for the border with Turkey. Prior to 1976 it was part of Ninawa Governorate, which was called Mosul Province.

Provincial Council

• Governor: Tamar Fattah Ramadhan Kuchar
• Deputy Governor: Gurgis Shlaymun
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Fadhil Omer

• 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)

Districts

Duhok was divided into four Districts and has now 7 districts:

• Amadiya District
• Dahuk District
• Sumel District
• Zakho District

Settlements

• Araden
• Avzrog
• Badarash
• Bebadeyy
• Dehi
• Dawodiya
• Duhok
• Gir-e Kumar
• Harmash
• Hezany
• Sarsink
• Sumail
• Zawita

See also

• 2011 Dohuk riots

External links

• Duhok Governorate (English)
• Duhok Governorate Council (Kurdish)
• University of Duhok
• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit