Duhok Governorate

Duhok Governorate
Governorate
Country	Iraq
Capital	Duhok
Area
• Total	6,553 km2 (2,530 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	782,000
Main language(s)	Kurdish Aramaic

Duhok (also Dihok) is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Duhok city. 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.

During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, the capital was liberated from Saddam Hussein's forces by the Kurdish Peshmerga. Dohuk is currently thriving under the Kurdistan Regional Government. On May 30, 2007, Duhok was handed over to local Kurdish authorities by Coalition forces as part of a three province handover.

Provincial Government

• Governor: Tamar Fattah Ramadhan Kuchar
• Deputy Governor: Gurgis Shlaymun
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Fadhil Omer [1]

Provincial Council (PC)

• 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) [2]

Districts

Duhok was divided into four Districts and has now 7 districts[3]:

• Amedi District
• Duhok District
• Sumel District
• Zakho District

Cities

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

External links

• Duhok Governorate (English)
• Duhok Governorate Council (Kurdish only)
• University of Dohuk
• Multi-National Force-Iraq - Duhok