Duhok Governorate (, , ) is a

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in the autonomous

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of Iraq. Its capital is the city of

Duhok Duhok (; ; , ) is a city in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is the capital city of Duhok Governorate. Name The city of Duhok received its name from the Kurdish words ’du’ (two) and ’hok’ (lump) as a tax payment of two lumps from the baske ...

. It includes Zakho, near the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing with

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. It borders the

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. It was established on 27 May 1969, previously part of

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. The population of the governorate was estimated to be 1,772,367 in 2023.

Demographics

Duhok Governorate is mainly populated by

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with an

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, Assyrian, and

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minority. Historically, there was a

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

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and

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Government

*Governor: Ali Tatar *Deputy Governor: Majid Sayid Salih *Governorate Council Chairman (PCC): Fehim Abdullah

Districts

Duhok Governorate is divided into seven

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, four of which are officially part of

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

Amedi District Amedi (or Amadiya) District (, ) is a district of Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The administrative centre is Amedi. Subdistricts The district has the following sub-districts: * Amedi * Bamarni *Chamanke * Deraluk * Kani Masi *Sarsi ...

* Duhok District * Semel District * Zakho District * Akre District (disputed) * Bardarash District (disputed) * Shekhan District (disputed)

Villages and towns

* Alikhan * Araden * Avzrog * Badarash * Bakhetme * Bamarni * Bebadi * Dehi * Dawodiya *

* Harmash * Hezany * Khanke * Kovli *

Sarsing Sarsing (, ) is a town and sub-district in the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Sapna valley in the Amedi District. In the town, there is a church of Mar (title), Mar Mattai. There was previously a shrine of Mar ...

* Sharya *

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* Zawita

References

{{Authority control Governorates of Iraq Geography of Iraqi Kurdistan Upper Mesopotamia 1969 establishments in Iraq States and territories established in 1969

Demographics

Government

Districts

Villages and towns

See also

References