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. It is the capital and economic hub of the autonomous region of

Government

* Omid Khoshnaw, governor of Erbil

Districts

Cities and towns

* Erbil (), population 1,500,000 * Rewanduz (), population 95,089 * Beni Silawey Gewre (), population 37,322 * Kune Gurg (), population 30,283 * Selaheddin (), population 18,205 * Mexmur (), population 18,128 * Koya Senjaq (), population 15,123 * Kasnazan (), population 12,783 * Derbend (), population 10,086 * Shaweis (), population 7,387 * Behirke (), population 6,758 *

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(), population 6,715 *

Qasre 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 ...

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, surrounded by the modern city

Academic establishments

* Salahaddin University: Founded in 1958 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Erbil in 1981. * Hawler Medical University: Founded in 2005. *University of Kurdistan Hewlêr: Public English-medium university. *Tishk International University (Previously called Ishik University): Private university that was established in 2008 in Erbil. *Cihan University: Private university, founded in 2007. *SABIS University: Private university. *

Soran University Soran University (SU) ( ku, زانکۆی سۆران) is a KRG sponsored public university, founded in 2009. It is located in Soran, Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê K ...

, KRG-Iraq governmental university founded in 2009. *

Knowledge University The Knowledge University (''زانکۆی نۆلج'' in Kurdish) (''جامعة نولج'' in Arabic), is a private university located in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, and licensed from the ministry of higher education and scientific research in Kurdis ...

, KRG-Iraq Private university founded in 2009. *

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, Private non-profit university founded in 2015.

Banking

There are many national and international banks operating in Erbil offering citizens and visitors services, including: *Kurdistan Central Bank *Kurdistan International Bank for Investment and Development * Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) *

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(BBAC) *Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL) * BLOM Bank

References

External links

largest cities and towns and statistics of their population in ArbilIraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit {{Authority control Governorates of Iraq Geography of Iraqi Kurdistan Upper Mesopotamia Governorates of Kurdistan Region (Iraq)