Arbil Governorate
Arbil Governorate (Hawler)
أربيل Arbīl / Hawler
Arbil Province |
| — Province — |
| Aerial view of the Citadel of Arbil, surrounded by the modern city |
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| Coordinates: |
| Country |
Iraq |
| Region |
Kurdistan |
| Capital |
Arbil |
| Area |
| • Total |
15,074 km2 (5,820.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 Estimate)[1] |
| • Total |
2,000,000 |
Arbil Governorate (Arabic: أربيل Arbīl, Kurdish: Hawler, Syriac: ܐܪܒܝܠ Arbel, Turkmen: Erbil) (or Arbil Province) is one of the provinces of Iraq, located in the autonomous Kurdistan Region.[2] It derives its name from the city of Arbil, which is also its capital.
The province of Arbil covers an area of 15,074 square kilometres (5,820 sq mi) in the north of Iraq, with an estimated population (in 2003) of 1,314,000 people. It is largely populated by Kurds but has minority populations of Assyrians, Iraqi Arabs, and Iraqi Turkmen(تركمان)...
Provincial Government
- Governor: Nawjad Hadi Mawlood [3]
- Deputy Governor: Tahir Abdullah
Districts (No)
Cities and Towns
- Bahirkāh (بحركه), population 6758
- Banī Šilāwah Gawrah (بنصلاوة), population 37322
- Darband (دربند), population 10086
- Erbīl (اربيل), population 1091636
- Kalkān (كلك), population 6846
- Kūnagurk (كونه كورك), population 30283
- Kūsanjaq (كويسنجق), population 15123
- Maẖmūr (مخمور), population 18128
- Rawāndūz (رواندوز), population 95089
- Şalāh̨addīn (صلاح الدين), population 18205
- Šāwīš (شاويس), population 7387
Academic establishments
- Salahaddin University: Founded in 1968 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Arbil in 1981 [4]
- Hawler Medical University (HMU): Founded in 2005 [5].
- Ishik University: Private university that belongs to Fezalar Educational Institutions in Arbil, Iraq.[6]
- Kurdistan University: Public University [7]
- Cihan University: Private University, founded in 2007 [8]
- SABIS University: Private University [9]
Banking
There are many national and international banks operating in Arbil offering citizens and visitors services, including but not limited to:
- Kurdistan Central Bank
- Kurdistan International Bank for Investment and Development[10]
- Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) [11]
- Byblos Bank [12]
- Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries (BBAC) [13]
- Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL) [14]
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