Dohuk Governorate

Dohuk Governorate محافظة دهوك پارێزگای دھۆک Dohuk Province
Governorate
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
Country	Iraq
Region	Kurdistan
Capital	Dohuk
Area
• Total	10,955.91 km^2 (4,230.10 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	1,423,114

Dohuk Governorate within Kurdistan Region^[2]

Districts of the Dohuk Governorate^[3]

Dohuk Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای دھۆک‎, Arabic: محافظة دهوك‎) is a governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. Its capital is the city of Dohuk. It also 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.

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

• 2011 Dohuk riots

References

1. "İşte Kürdistan Bölgesi’nin nüfusu…". Rudaw.net.
2. "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". www.krso.net.
3. "The Map Of districts Of Kurdistan Region". www.krso.net.
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. Zinda Magazine. "Zinda 6 April 2005". zindamagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.

External links

• University of Dohuk
• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit