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Sulaymaniyah Governorate
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View over Suleymaniyah Sulaymaniyah Museum • Sherwana Castle Roman amphitheater • Sharafkhan Bidlisi statue Suleymaniyah at night Clockwise, from left: Sulaymaniyah with Dukan Lake, Halabja and Ranya
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Location of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate (red)
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Sulaymaniyah Governorate within the Kurdistan Region
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| Country |  Iraq |
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| Autonomous region |  Kurdistan Region |
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| Capital | Sulaymaniyah | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20,143.91 km2 (7,777.61 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 2,250,000 | |
| HDI (2018) | 0.706 high · 2nd of 17 |
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Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Sorani Kurdish: پارێزگای سلێمانی; Kurmanji Kurdish: Parêzgeha Silêmaniyê; Arabic: محافظة السليمانية) or Sulaymaniyah Province is a mountainous governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its largest city is Sulaymaniyah. Halabja Governorate was formerly the Halabja District of Sulaymaniyah, until it became a separate governorate in 2014.
Provincial Government
- Governor: Haval Abubakir
- Deputy Governor: Ahmed Ali Ahmed
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Azad Mohammad Amin
Districts
| District | Sub-districts | Capital |
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| Çemçemal | Shwan | Çemçemal |
| Aghjalar | ||
| Takiya | ||
| Sangaw | ||
| Qadirkaram | ||
| Derbendîxan | not determined | Derbendîxan |
| Dokan | Surdaş | Dokan |
| Chinaran | ||
| Bingrd | ||
| Khidran | ||
| Piramagrun | ||
| Kelar | Kelar | Kelar |
| Pebaz | ||
| Tilako | ||
| Xaneqîn (northern part only; mostly disputed) | not determined | Meydan |
| Kifrî (mostly disputed) | not determined | Kifrî |
| Mawet | Mawet | |
| Pêncwên | Garmik | Pêncwên |
| Nalparez | ||
| Pişder | Hero | Qeladizê |
| Nawdeşt | ||
| Halşo | ||
| Zharawa | ||
| Esewa | ||
| Qeredax | Qeredax | |
| Ranya | Çwarqurne | Ranya |
| Betwata | ||
| Hajiyawa | ||
| Sarkapkan | ||
| Seyid Sadiq | Siruchik | Seyid Sadiq |
| Barzinja | ||
| Şarezûr | Zarayan | |
| Şarbajêrr | Zalan | Şarbajêrr |
| Zhazhla | ||
| Siwayil | ||
| Sitak | ||
| Gapilon | ||
| Silêmanî | Bazyan | Silêmanî |
| Tanjaro | ||
| Bakrajo | ||
See also
In Spanish: Gobernación de Solimania para niños
- Hazar Merd Cave
- Parviz border crossing
- Kermanshah Province
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