Kalar (; ckb, کەلار, Kelar)
is a city in the
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, ...
in
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 ...
, located on the west bank of the
Sirwan (Diyala) river in
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Sulaymaniyah Governorate ( ku, پارێزگای سلێمانی, Parêzgeha Silêmaniyê, ar, محافظة السليمانية) or Sulaymaniyah Province is a mountainous Governorates of Iraq, governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its large ...
. It is located east of
Kifri
Kifri ( ar, کفري; ku, کفری, translit=Kifrî; tr, Kifri) is the central town of Kifri District in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. It has a Kurdish majority and a Turkmen and Arab minority. It is administered by Kurdistan Region but remains a d ...
and west of the towns of
Qasri Shirin and
Sarpol Zahab, located in
Kermanshah
Kermanshah ( fa, کرمانشاه, Kermânšâh ), also known as Kermashan (; romanized: Kirmaşan), is the capital of Kermanshah Province, located from Tehran in the western part of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population is 946,68 ...
.
Climate
Kalar is located in the
Garmian Region
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in Southern Kurdistan and is known for having a warm and dry climate, occasionally reaching over 50°C (122°F) in the summer. It is warmest in July and coldest in January. The temperature rarely reaches below 0°C (32°F) in the winter. According to the
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system, Kalar has a
Semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...
(''BSh'').
Notable inhabitants
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Kawa Garmeyani
Kawa Mohamed Ahmed Garmeyani, (1981 – 5 December 2013) well known as Kawa Garmeyani (Kurdish:کاوە محمد ئەحمەد گەرمیانی, Arabic:كاوه محمد أحمد كرمياني) was an Iraqi Kurdish journalist. Garmeyani came to ...
See also
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Garmekan
Garmekan or Garamig (Middle Persian: ''Garamīkān''/''Garmagān)''Morony, Michael (1989a)"BĒṮ GARMĒ" Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV, Fasc. 2. p. 187. was an early Sasanian province located in northern Mesopotamia, between the Little Zab and ...
(Sasanian province located in modern day Kurdistan Region of Iraq)
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Garmian Region
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Beth Garmai
Beth Garmai, ( ar, باجرمي ', Middle Persian: ''Garamig''/''Garamīkān''/''Garmagān'', New Persian/Kurdish: ''Garmakan'', syc, ܒܝܬ ܓܪܡܐ ', Latin and Greek: ''Garamaea'') is a historical region around the city of Kirkuk in northern ...
References
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Populated places in Sulaymaniyah Province
Kurdish settlements in Iraq