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Erbil Province
Erbil Governorate ( ku, پارێزگای ھەولێر ,Parêzgeha Hewlêr, ar, محافظة أربيل, Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl), sometimes referred to by the alternative spelling Arbil Governorate, is a Governorates of Iraq, governorate of Iraq in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the autonomous region of Kurdistan Region, Kurdistan. Government *Omed Khoshnaw, Omid Khoshnaw, governor of Erbil Districts Cities and towns *Erbil (), population 1,500,000 *Rawandiz, Rewanduz (), population 95,089 *Beni Silawey Gewre (), population 37,322 *Kune Gurg (), population 30,283 *Selaheddin (), population 18,205 *Makhmur, Iraq, Mexmur (), population 18,128 *Koy Sanjaq, Koya Senjaq (), population 15,123 *Kasnazan, Iraq, Kasnazan (), population 12,783 *Qalatga Darband, Derbend (), population 10,086 *Shaweis (), population 7,387 *Behirke (), population 6,758 *Piran, Iraq, Piran (), population 6,715 *Qasre (), population 5,472 File:Banoka Village.jpg, Banoka village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawandiz
Rawandiz ( ar, رواندز; ku, ڕەواندز, Rewandiz) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, located in the Erbil Governorate, close to the borders with Iran and Turkey, it is located 10 km to the east from Bekhal Waterfall. The district is 123 km from Erbil. The district is surrounded by the Zagros mountain range; Korek Mountain is to the south, Hindren Mountain to the north, Zozik Mountain to the west, and Bradasot Mountain to the east. Etymology The name 'Rawandiz' derives from the name of the Rawandiz (Rawadiya) Kurdish tribe, of which Saladin and the Ayyubids originated. The tribe's name is a corruption of the Old Persian root, Erwend 'a pass,' and which was usually Hellenized into Orodes and Orontes. The tribe was itself a branch of the Hadhabani confederation. History In the time of the Neo Assyrian Empire, from the 10th to the 7th centuries BC, the area lay on the trading route to Nineveh. The area came under the rule of the Emirate of Bradost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaqlawa District
Shaqlawa District ( ku, قەزای شەقڵاوە, Qezay Şeqlawe, ar, قضاء شقلاوة) is a district in the Erbil Governorate, Iraq. This district encompasses three sub-districts Hiran, Salahaddin and Harir, and 210 villages. It lies 50 km from the city of Erbil Erbil, also called Hawler (, ar, أربيل, Arbīl; syr, ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It lies in the Erbil Governorate. It has an estimated population of around 1,600,000. H .... References Districts of Erbil Governorate {{Iraqi Kurdistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalatga Darband
Qalatga Darband is an ancient city located in Iraqi Kurdistan, overlooking Lake Dukan in Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It has been dated to the Late Hellenistic period or to the transition of Hellinistic-Parthian period. The site was first discovered using satellite imagery declassified in the 1990s that had been taken as part of the Corona program in the 1960s. It was one of the sites to be surveyed in the region in 2013 by a French mission directed by Jessica Giraud. In 2016, the British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ... chose the site to excavate and train the Iraqi archaeologists on archaeology and sites protection, a program supported by the British government. Gallery File:Excavations. Parthian building at Qalatga Darband, Darband-i Rania, Sulaymaniya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasnazan, Iraq
Kasnazan ( ku, کەسنەزان) is a town located in west Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The town populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian peoples, Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Ir ... References Populated places in Erbil Governorate Kurdish settlements in Iraq {{Iraqi Kurdistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makhmur, Iraq
Makhmur ( ar, مخمور; ku, مەخموور, Mexmûr,) is a town and district in Erbil Governorate ku, پارێزگای ھەولێر , other_name = , image_skyline = Collage_of_Hawler_-_Erbil_Governorate.jpg , imagesize = , image_caption = Clockwise, from top: ... that is under Iraqi federal control. Background During the 2014 ISIL crisis, the town was taken over by ISIL militants before being regained again by combined Kurdish forces. A volunteer civilian militia to defend the town in the future was started in response. The town was then captured by the Iraqi Army from the Peshmerga in October 2017. During the 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, clashes were reported on the outskirts of the town between Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army, supported by the Popular Mobilization Forces (also known as ''Hashd al-Shaabi''), until it was fully recaptured by the Iraqi Government. Refugee cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kune Gurg
Kune may refer to: * Kune (software), a distributed social network software * The Kune dialect of the Bininj Kunwok language, an Aboriginal Australian language **The people associated with the dialect, one of the Bininj group Croatia * Kune, the plural form of the currency Croatian kuna * Tank Battalion "Kune" (Croatia), a Croatian army armoured unit * 3rd Guards Brigade "Kune" (Croatia), a disbanded Croatian army armoured unit See also *Kuna (other) Kuna may refer to: Places * Kuna, Idaho, a town in the United States ** Kuna Caves, a lava tube in Idaho * Kuna Peak, a mountain in California * , a village in the Orebić municipality, Croatia * , a village in the Konavle municipality, Croat ... * Kunekune, a breed of domestic pig {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beni Silawey Gewre
is a Japanese R&B singer, who debuted in 2004 under the Avex Trax label. In 2008, Arashiro left Avex Trax and transferred to Universal Music Japan where she started to perform as simply Beni (stylized as BENI). She was initially best known for her 2004 single "Here Alone," though later singles after her move to Universal (such as " Mō Ichi do..." with Dohzi-T, " Mō Nido to..." and " Kiss Kiss Kiss") have surpassed this initial hit. Life and career Start of her career Born in Okinawa, she moved to San Diego, California and then Yokohama. Her mother is Japanese and her father is American of European descent. She was influenced by Namie Amuro, Alicia Keys and her father's favorite singer Janet Jackson. She graduated from Nile C. Kinnick High School in Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. She majored in Sociology at Sophia University. From a young age she wanted to become a singer and because of her musical parents she took up piano. Because her parents were living overseas she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawanduz District
Rawanduz District is a district in Iraq. This district encompasses one sub-district, Warte, and 12 villages. The district is 123 km from Erbil. See also *Rawandiz Rawandiz ( ar, رواندز; ku, ڕەواندز, Rewandiz) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, located in the Erbil Governorate, close to the borders with Iran and Turkey, it is located 10 km to the east from Bekhal Waterfall. The ... * Bekhal Waterfall References Districts of Erbil Governorate {{Iraqi Kurdistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choman District
Choman District ( ku, قەزای چۆمان, Qezay Çoman; ) is a district in Erbil Province, Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq .... Its administrative centre is also called Choman. The District of Choman lies at the Iraqi-Iranian border, and is composed of four Sub-Districts Galala, Haji Omeran, Samilan and Qasre and about 166 villages. External links District Of Choman References Districts of Erbil Governorate {{Iraqi Kurdistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
