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Duhok Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای دھۆک, Parêzgeha Dihok, Syriac: ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܘܗܕܪܐ, romanized: Hoparkiya d’Nohadra, Arabic: محافظة دهوك, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Dohūk) is a governorate in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its capital is the city of Duhok. It includes Zakho, near the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing with Şırnak Province, Turkey. It borders the Al-Hasakah Governorate of Syria. It was established on 27 May 1969, previously part of Nineveh Governorate.
The population of the governorate was estimated to be 1,772,367 in 2023.
Demographics
Duhok Governorate is mainly populated by Kurds with an Arab, Assyrian, and Armenian minority. Historically, there was a Jewish population in the region as well. The main religious groups are Muslims, Yazidis and Christians.
Government
Governor: Ali Tatar
Deputy Governor: Majid Sayid Salih
Governorate Council Chairman (PCC): Fehim Abdullah
Districts
Duhok 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
Duhok District
Semel District
Zakho District
Akre District (disputed)
Bardarash District (disputed)
Shekhan District (disputed)
Villages and towns
Alikhan
Araden
Avzrog
Badarash
Bakhetme
Bamarni
Bebadi
Dehi
Dawodiya
Duhok
Harmash
Hezany
Khanke
Sarsing
Sharya
Surya
Zawita
See also
2011 Duhok riots
Duhok international airport
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gunung Shabani
- Duhok Governorate
- Duhok
- Governorates of Iraq
- List of Yazidi settlements
- Akre
- Amedi
- People's Front (Kurdistan Region)
- Duhok International Airport
- Amedi District
- Battle of Zakho
