Dohuk Governorate
Dohuk Governorate محافظة دهوك پارێزگای دھۆک ܗܘܦܲܪܟܝܵܐ ܕܕܸܗܘܟ Dohuk Province | |
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Governorate | |
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Location of the Dohuk Governorate (red) – in Iraq (red, beige & light grey) | |
Dohuk Governorate within Kurdistan Region[2] | |
Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°ECoordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°E | |
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Region |
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Capital | Dohuk |
Government | |
• Governor | Farhad Atrushi |
Area | |
• Total | 10,955.91 km2 (4,230.10 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,011,585 |
Dohuk Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای دھۆک, Syriac: ܗܘܦܲܪܟܝܵܐ ܕܕܸܗܘܟ , Arabic: محافظة دهوك Muḥāfaẓat Dahūk) is a governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan. Its capital is the city of Dohuk. It includes Zakho, the city that meets Ibrahim Xalil border between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. Prior to 1976 it was part of Nineveh Governorate, which was called Mosul Governorate. Dohuk Governorate is mainly inhabited by Kurds and Chaldeans, Assyrians, with a small number of Yazidis and Armenians. The estimated population in 2017 was 1,011,585.[3]
Government
- Governor: Farhad Ameen Saleem Atrushi
- Deputy Governor: Behzad Ali Adam
- Governorate Council Chairman (PCC): Fehim Abdullah[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 (disputed)
- Shekhan District (disputed)
- Bardarash District (disputed)
Villages and towns
See also
References
- ↑ "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.
- ↑ "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.
- ↑ "The map of estimated population of Kurdistan Region 2017". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government. 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "The map of Districts of Kurdistan Region". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.