Simele District

Simele District
قضاء سميل
قەزای سێمێل
District

Location of Simele in Iraq

Coordinates (Simele): 36°51′30″N 42°51′0″E / 36.85833°N 42.85000°E / 36.85833; 42.85000Coordinates: 36°51′30″N 42°51′0″E / 36.85833°N 42.85000°E / 36.85833; 42.85000
Country  Iraq
Region  Iraqi Kurdistan
Governorate Dohuk
Seat Simele
Time zone AST (UTC+3)
Area code +964 62

Simele District (Arabic: قضاء سميل, translit. qaḍāʾ Sumail; Central Kurdish: قەزای سێمێل, translit. qezayê Sêmêl) is a district in western Dohuk Governorate within the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. The administrative center is the city of Simele.

Subdistricts

The district has three sub-districts:

Simele

It has about 400 000 inhabitants, mostly consisting of Kurds with a significant Assyrian population

Districts of Dohuk Governorate
(as of 2012)
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