Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Sulaymaniyah Governorate | |
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Governorate | |
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| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Sulaimaniyah, or Sulaimani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,023 km2 (6,573 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,894,000 |
| Main language(s) | Kurdish and Arabic |
Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Kurdish: Silêmanî ([محافظة السليمانية As Sulaymānīyah] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Turkish: Süleymaniye, ) is a governorate of Iraq, within Iraqi Kurdistan. Its capital is the city of Sulaymaniyah.[2]
The governorate is surrounded by mountains (Goyzha, Azmir, Glazarda and Piramagrun). When it was established, under the Baban (1649-1850) dynasty in 1781 during the reign of Mahmud Pasha Baban, it was known by its former name "Namo" and later changed to Sulaymānīya.
During the Iraq war, the governorate was occupied by US led coalition forces. On May 30, 2007, Sulaymānīyah was handed over to local Kurdish authorities by Coalition forces as part of a three province handover.
Districts and Sub-District
Provincial Government
- Governor: Behroz Muhammed Salih [3]
- Deputy Governor: Delawar Ahmed Majeed [4]
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Kawa Abdallah [5]
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sulaymaniyah Governorate.
- Sulaymaniyah Governorate
- Multi-National Force - Iraq - As-Sulaymaniyah
- www.world-gazetteer.com
- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
- Humanitarian info Iraq's districts
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