As Sulaymaniyah Governorate

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As Sulaymaniyah
Location of As Sulaymaniyah
Country Iraq
Capital As Sulaymaniyah
Area
 - Governorate 17,023 km²  (6,572.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 - Governorate 1,800,000
Main language(s) Kurdish

As Sulaymānīyah province (Arabic: محافظة السليمانية, Kurdish: Parêzgay Silêmanî) is a province of Iraq, within the Kurdistan Region. Its capital is a city of the same name, As Sulaymaniyah. Prior to 1976 it was part of the Kirkuk Governorate.


 
Governorates of Iraqi Kurdistan
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Arbil (Hewlêr) | Dahuk (Dihok) | As Sulaymaniyah (Slêmanî)