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Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah, also spelled as Slemani ( ku, سلێمانی, Silêmanî, ar, السليمانية, as-Sulaymāniyyah), is a city in the east of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, not far from the Iran–Iraq border. It is surrounded by the Azmar, G ...
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HDI
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, wh ...
(2018)
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2nd of 17
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Sulaymaniyah Governorate ( ku, پارێزگای سلێمانی, Parêzgeha Silêmaniyê,
ar, محافظة السليمانية) or Sulaymaniyah Province is a mountainous
governorate 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 ...
of
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 the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
. Its largest city is
Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah, also spelled as Slemani ( ku, سلێمانی, Silêmanî, ar, السليمانية, as-Sulaymāniyyah), is a city in the east of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, not far from the Iran–Iraq border. It is surrounded by the Azmar, G ...
.
Halabja Governorate
Halabja Governorate ( ku, پارێزگای ھەڵەبجە, Parêzgeha Helebceyê, ar, محافظة حلبجة, Muḥāfaẓat Ḥalabǧa) is a governorate in the autonomous region of Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The governorate was established in 2 ...
was formerly the
Halabja District of Sulaymaniyah, until it became a separate governorate in 2014.
Provincial Government
* Governor: Dr.
Haval Abubakir
Haval Abubakir ( ku, ھەڤاڵ ئەبووبەکر, born January 1, 1971 in Halabja) is the current Governor of Sulaymaniyah Province. He took over as governor in 2017 and belongs to the Gorran political party. Abubakir was born in Halabja
Ha ...
* Deputy Governor: Ahmed Ali Ahmed
* Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Azad Mohammad Amin
Districts
See also
*
Hazar Merd Cave
References
External links
*
Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis UnitReports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
Governorates of Iraq
Geography of Iraqi Kurdistan
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