Duhok Governorate
Duhok Governorate | |
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Governorate | |
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| Country |  Iraq |
| Autonomous region |  Kurdistan[1] |
| Capital | Duhok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,553 km2 (2,530 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 958,201 |
| Main language(s) | Kurdish Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Arabic |
Duhok ([دهوك Dahūk] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Kurdish: Dihok) is one of the governorates 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 (PC)
- Governor: Tamar Fattah Ramadhan Kuchar
- Deputy Governor: Gurgis Shlaymun
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Fadhil Omer[2]
- 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)[3]
Districts
Duhok was divided into four Districts and has now 7 districts:[4]
Settlements
- Araden
- Avzrog
- Badarash
- Bebadeyy
- Dehi
- Dawodiya
- Duhok
- Gir-e Kumar
- Harmash
- Hezany
- Sarsink
- Sumail
- Zawita
References
External links
- Duhok Governorate Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.
- Duhok Governorate Council Template:Ku icon
- University of Duhok
- Multi-National Force-Iraq - Duhok
- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
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