Duhok Governorate
Dohuk Governorate
محافظة دهوك پارێزگای دھۆک ܗܘܦܲܪܟܝܵܐ ܕܕܸܗܘܟ Dohuk Province | |
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| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Dohuk |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Farhad Atrushi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,955.91 km2 (4,230.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 1,423,114 |
Dohuk Governorate (Template:Lang-ku, Template:Lang-syr , Template:Lang-ar Muḥāfaẓat Dahūk) is a governorate in Iraq. Its capital is the city of Dohuk. It 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 Nineveh Governorate, which was called Mosul Governorate. Dohuk Governorate is mainly inhabited by Kurds and Assyrians, with a small number of Yazidis and Armenians. The estimated population in 2015 was 1,423,114.[3]
Government
- Governor: Farhad Ameen Kortê
- Deputy Governor: Behzad Ali Adam
- Governorate Council Chairman (PCC): Fadhil Omer[4]
- 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)[5]
Districts
Dohuk 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
- Dohuk District
- Semel District
- Zakho District
- Akre District (de jure Nineveh Governorate)
- Shekhan District (de jure Nineveh Governorate)
- Sinjar District (de jure Nineveh Governorate)
Settlements
- Bamarni
- Araden
- Avzrog
- Badarash
- Bebadeyy
- Dehi
- Dawodiya
- Dohuk
- Gir-e Kumar
- Harmash
- Hezany
- Sarsink
- Sumail
- Zawita
See also
References
- ^ "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.
- ^ "The map of Districts of Kurdistan Region". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.
- ^ "The map of estimated population of Duhok governorate in districts level 2015". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government. 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Human Rights Report 1 January – 31 March 2007" (PDF). UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) بعثة الأمم المتحدة. 1 لتقديم المساعدة للعراق. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Assyrian Elected as Deputy Governor of Dohuk". Zinda Magazine. 11 (17). 6 April 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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