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Duhok Duhok ( ku, دهۆک, translit=Dihok; ar, دهوك, Dahūk; syr, ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ, Beth Nohadra) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It's the capital city of Duhok Governorate. History The city's origin dates back to the Stone ...

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Ali Tatar Ali Tatar Tawfiq Nerway known as Ali Tatar ( ku, عەلی تەتەر; born 15 October 1968, Amedi) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (K.D.P). Tatar is the current governor of Duhok. Early life and education He was ...

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· 4th of 17 , name = Duhok Governorate ( ku, پارێزگای دھۆک ,Parêzgeha Dihokê, syr, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܘܗܕܪܐ, Hoparkiya d’Nohadra, ar, محافظة دهوك, Muḥāfaẓat Dahūk) is a

governorate A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either State (administrative division), states or province, provinces, the term ''govern ...

in the autonomous

Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region ( ku, هەرێمی کوردستان, translit=Herêmî Kurdistan; ar, إقليم كردستان), abbr. KRI, is an autonomous region in Iraq comprising the four Kurdish-majority governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, ...

of Iraq. Its capital is the city of

. It includes

Zakho Zakho, also spelled Zaxo ( ku, زاخۆ, Zaxo, syr, ܙܵܟ݂ܘܿ, Zākhō, , ) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, at the centre of the eponymous Zakho District of the Dohuk Governorate, located a few kilometers from the Iraq–Turkey bo ...

, near the

Ibrahim Khalil border crossing Ibrahim Khalil ( ku, دەروازەی ئیبراھیم خەلیل, ar, منفذ إبراهيم الخليل الدولي) is a border crossing point between Turkey and Iraq. It is also called the Habur Border or Frontier Gate in English. Before ...

with

Şırnak Province Şırnak Province ( tr, Şırnak ili, ku, Parêzgeha Şirnexê) is a province of Turkey in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Şırnak Province was created in 1990, with areas that were formerly part of the Siirt and Mardin Provinces. It borders b ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. It borders the

Al-Hasakah Governorate Al-Hasakah Governorate ( ar, محافظة الحسكة, Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḥasakah, ku, Parêzgeha Hesekê}, syc, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܚܣܟܗ, Huparkiyo d'Ḥasake, also known as syc, ܓܙܪܬܐ, Gozarto) is one of the fourteen governorates (prov ...

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

. Before 1969, it was part of

Nineveh Governorate Nineveh Governorate ( ar, محافظة نينوى, syr, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ, Hoparkiya d’Ninwe, ckb, پارێزگای نەینەوا, Parêzgeha Neynewa), also known as Ninawa Governorate, is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an ...

, which was called Mosul Governorate. The estimated population in 2018 was 1,292,535.

Demographics

Duhok Governorate is mainly populated by

Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir ...

with an

Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

Assyrian Assyrian may refer to: * Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia. * Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire. ** Early Assyrian Period ** Old Assyrian Period ** Middle Assyrian Empire ** Neo-Assyrian Empire * Assyrian ...

, and

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

minority. Historically, there was a

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

population in the region as well. The main religious groups are

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking Endogamy, endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran ...

and

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

Government

*Governor: Ali Tatar Nerweyi *Deputy Governor:

Majid Sayid Salih Majid or majeed may refer to: * , ''majīd'' 'majestic', and , ''mājid'' 'magnificent', two names of God in Islam Arts and entertainment * ''Majid'' (film), a 2010 Moroccan film *Majid (rapper) (born 1975), a Danish rapper of Moroccan-Berber orig ...

*Governorate Council Chairman (PCC): Fehim Abdullah *41 total seats *33 seats for the

Kurdistan Democratic Party The Kurdistan Democratic Party ( ku, Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê; پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان), usually abbreviated as KDP or PDK, is the largest party in Iraqi Kurdistan and the senior partner in the Kurdistan Regional Gov ...

(KDP) *4 seats for the

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK; ku, یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان, translit=Yekîtiya Nîştimanî ya Kurdistanê) is a political party active in Kurdistan Region and the disputed territories in Iraq. The PUK describe ...

(PUK) *4 seats for the

Kurdistan Islamic Union Kurdistan Islamic Union ( ku, یەکگرتووی ئیسلامیی کوردستان ;Yekgirtiya Îslamî ya Kurdistanê), colloquially referred to as Yekgirtû, is an Islamist party in Iraqi Kurdistan. Leadership and supporters Salahaddin Bahaaddi ...

(KIU)

Districts

Duhok Governorate is divided into seven

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

, four of which are officially part of

, while three others are under ''de facto'' control of the Kurdistan Regional Government: * Amedi District *

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* Semel District *

Zakho District Zakho District ( ku, قەزای زاخۆ, Qezaya Zaxo, ar-at, قضاء زاخو, qaḍāʾ Zāḫū) is a district in northwestern Dohuk Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city of Zakho is the administrative center. Subdistricts ...

Akre District Akre District ( ku, قەزای ئاکرێ, Qezay Akrê, ) is a district in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region. The administrative center is the city of Akre Akre or Aqrah ( ku, ئاکرێ, Akrê, ar, عقرة, syr, ܥܩܪ, Aqra') is a city ...

(Disputed) * Bardarash District (Disputed) *

Shekhan District The Shekhan District (, ku, قەزای شێخان, Qeza Şêxan) is a district in the Nineveh Governorate with its capital at Ain Sifni. It is bordered by the Amadiya and Dahuk Districts of the Dahuk Governorate to the north, the Akre District ...

(Disputed)

Villages and towns

Araden Araden ( ar, أرادن, , syr, ܐܪܕܢ) is a village in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Sapna valley in the Amadiya District. In the village, there are Chaldean Catholic churches of Mart Shmune, Sultana M ...

Avzrog Avzrog (, , , ) is a village in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the district of Simele. The village is divided into lower and upper sections. In Avzrog Shano, there is a church of Mar Gewargis, and in Avzrog Miri, ...

* Badarash *

Bakhetme Bakhetme ( ar, باختمه, ku, باختمێ, syr, ܒܚܬܡܐ) is a village in the Dohuk Governorate in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Simele District. In the village, there are churches of Mar Gewargis. There was previousl ...

Bamarni Bamarni ( ar, بامرني, ku, بامه‌رنێ, translit=Bamernê, syr, Beṯ Mūrdānī, he, במרני) is a village and sub-district in the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Sapna valley in the district of ...

* Bebadeyy * Dehi * Dawodiya *

* Harmash *

Hezany Hezany (, ) is a village in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Nahla valley in the Amadiya District. In the village, there is a church of Mar Gewargis of the Ancient Church of the East. History After the Assyrian g ...

Khanke Khanke (also written Khanik or Khanek , ku, خانکێ, translit=Xankê) is a town located in the Simele District of the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan region. The town is located ca. southwest of Dohuk. Khanke is populated by Yazidis ...

Sarsink Sarsing ( ku, سەرسەنگ, Sersing, syr, ܣܪܣܢܓ) is a town and sub-district in the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Sapna valley in the Amadiya District. In the town, there is a church of Mar Mattai. ...

* Sharmin * Sharya *

Surya Surya (; sa, सूर्य, ) is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a m ...

Zawita Zawita ( ar, زاويتة, ku, زاویته, translit=Zawîte) is a town in the Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The name of the town is thought to come from the Syriac word for "corner." The town is inhabited mainly by Kurds and ...

References

{{Authority control Governorates of Iraq Assyrian geography Geography of Iraqi Kurdistan Upper Mesopotamia 1976 establishments in Iraq States and territories established in 1975

Demographics

Government

Districts

Villages and towns

See also

References