As Sulaymaniyah Governorate

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Coordinates: 35°31′N 45°19′E / 35.517, 45.317
As Sulaymaniyah

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

As Sulaymānīyah province (Arabic: محافظة السليمانية, (Kurdish: Silêmanî) is a province of Iraq, within the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Its capital is a city of the same name, As Sulaymaniyah. surrounded by the mountains (Goyzha, Azmir,Glazarda,Piramagrun). It was established under Baban (1649-1850) dynasty in 1781 during the reign of Mahmud Pasha Baban, when it was formed it was known by its former name Namo and later changed to Sulaymānīya.

As part of the Iraq war, the province was occupied by US led coalition forces. On May 30, 2007, Sulaymānīyah was handed over to local Kurdish authorities by Coalition forces as part of a three province handover.

[edit] Provincial Government

Governor: Dana Ahmed Majeed [1]
Deputy Governor: Jutiar Noori Abdullah [2]

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Sulaymaniyah Governorate

v • d • e Governorates of Iraq • (See Also: Districts of Iraq)

Al-Anbar • Arbīl • Bābil • Baghdād • Al-Basrah • Dahūk • Dhī Qār • Diyālā • Karbalā' • Maysān • An-Najaf • Nīnawā • Al-Muthannā • Al-Qādisiyyah • Kirkūk • Salāh ad-Dīn • As-Sulaymāniyyah • Wāsit