Dohuk Governorate

Dohuk Governorate محافظة دهوك پارێزگای دھۆک ܗܘܦܲܪܟܝܵܐ ܕܕܸܗܘܟ Dohuk Province
Governorate
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
Capital	Dohuk
Government
• Governor	Farhad Atrushi
Area
• Total	10,955.91 km^2 (4,230.10 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	1,423,114

Dohuk Governorate within Kurdistan Region^[1]

Districts of the Dohuk Governorate^[2]

Dohuk Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای دھۆک‎, Syriac: ܗܘܦܲܪܟܝܵܐ ܕܕܸܗܘܟ‎ , Arabic: محافظة دهوك‎‎ Muḥāfaẓat Dahūk) is a governorate in Iraq. Its capital is the city of Dohuk. It 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, with a small number of Yazidis and Armenians. The estimated population in 2015 was 1,423,114.^[3]

Government

• Governor: Farhad Ameen Kortê
• Deputy Governor: Behzad Ali Adam
• Governorate Council Chairman (PCC): Fadhil Omer^[4]
• 41 total seats
• 33 seats for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)
• 4 seats for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
• 4 seats for the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU)^[5]

Districts

Dohuk Governorate is divided into seven districts, four of which are officially part of Kurdistan Region, while three others are under de facto control of the Kurdistan Regional Government:

• Amedi District
• Dohuk District
• Semel District
• Zakho District
• Akre District (de jure Nineveh Governorate)
• Shekhan District (de jure Nineveh Governorate)
• Sinjar District (de jure Nineveh Governorate)

Settlements

• Bamarni
• Araden
• Avzrog
• Badarash
• Bebadeyy
• Dehi
• Dawodiya
• Dohuk
• Gir-e Kumar
• Harmash
• Hezany
• Sarsink
• Sumail
• Zawita

See also

• 2011 Dohuk riots

References

1. "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.
2. "The map of Districts of Kurdistan Region". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government.
3. "The map of estimated population of Duhok governorate in districts level 2015". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government. 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
4. "Human Rights Report 1 January – 31 March 2007" (PDF). UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) بعثة الأمم المتحدة. 1 لتقديم المساعدة للعراق. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
5. "Assyrian Elected as Deputy Governor of Dohuk". Zinda Magazine. 11 (17). 6 April 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2016.