Dohuk Governorate




Governorate in Kurdistan, Iraq








































Dohuk Governorate


محافظة دهوك
پارێزگای دھۆک
ܗܘܦܲܪܟܝܵܐ ܕܕܸܗܘܟ


Dohuk Province

Governorate
Collage of Dohuk Governorate.jpg

Location of the  Dohuk Governorate  (red) – in Iraq  (red, beige & light grey) – in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)
Location of the  Dohuk Governorate  (red)

– in Iraq  (red, beige & light grey)
– in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)




Dohuk Governorate within Kurdistan Region[1]
Dohuk Governorate within Kurdistan Region[1]

Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°E / 37.050; 43.150Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°E / 37.050; 43.150
Country
 Iraq
Region
 Kurdistan
Capital Dohuk
Government

 • Governor Farhad Atrushi
Area

 • Total 10,955.91 km2 (4,230.10 sq mi)
Population
(2017)

 • Total 1,011,585

HDI (2017)		 0.679[2]
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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 Khalil border between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. It borders the Al-Hasakah Governorate of Syria.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 2017 was 1,011,585.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Government


  • 2 Districts


  • 3 Villages and towns


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





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




Districts of the Dohuk Governorate[6]


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



  • Bamerni

  • Araden

  • Avzrog

  • Badarash

  • Bebadeyy

  • Bakhetme

  • Dehi

  • Dawodiya

  • Dohuk

  • Gir-e Kumar

  • Harmash

  • Hezany

  • Sarsink

  • Sumail

  • Zawita

  • Sharya

  • Khanke



See also



  • 2011 Dohuk riots

  • Assyrian homeland

  • Proposals for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq

  • Duhok international airport



References





  1. ^ "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.


  3. ^ "The map of estimated population of Kurdistan Region 2017". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government. 2017.


  4. ^ "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.


  5. ^ "Assyrian Elected as Deputy Governor of Dohuk". Zinda Magazine. 11 (17). 6 April 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2016.


  6. ^ "The map of Districts of Kurdistan Region". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.












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