Dohuk Governorate

Dohuk Governorate
Parêzgeha Dihokê / پارێزگای دھۆک
Dohuk Province
Governorate

Districts and sub districts.
Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°ECoordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°E
Country  Iraq
Region  Kurdistan
Capital Dohuk
Area
 • Total 6,553 km2 (2,530 sq mi)
Population (2013)[1][2]
 • Total 1,356,415
Dohuk Governorate within Kurdistan Region (in 2012) according to Kurdistan Region Statistics Office web site.[3][4][5][6]
Districts of the Dohuk Governorate (in 2012) according to Kurdistan Region Statistics Office web site.[7][8][9][10]

Dohuk Governorate (Kurdish: Parêzgeha Dihokê - پارێزگای دھۆک, Arabic: محافظة دهوك‎) (or Dohuk Province) is a governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. Its capital is the city of Dohuk. It also includes the city of Zakho, which has at various times served as a checkpoint for the border with Turkey. Prior to 1976 it was part of Nineveh Governorate, which was called Mosul Governorate. Dohuk Governorate is mainly inhabited by Kurds and Assyrians.

Government

Districts

Dohuk is divided into seven Districts.

Settlements

See also

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.krso.net/en/maps
  4. ↑ http://www.krso.net/documents/78/SubDistricts%20of%20the%20Governorates%20of%20Kurdistan%20Region.jpg
  5. ↑ http://www.krso.net/documents/38/Districts%20of%20the%20Governorates%20of%20Kurdistan%20Region.jpg
  6. ↑ http://www.krso.net/pdf/KRG-map-english.jpg
  7. ↑ http://www.krso.net/en/maps
  8. ↑ http://www.krso.net/documents/78/SubDistricts%20of%20the%20Governorates%20of%20Kurdistan%20Region.jpg
  9. ↑ http://www.krso.net/documents/38/Districts%20of%20the%20Governorates%20of%20Kurdistan%20Region.jpg
  10. ↑ http://www.krso.net/pdf/KRG-map-english.jpg
  11. ↑
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External links

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