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This is a list of the cities in Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Name Governorate Kurdish Population; Erbil (Hawler) Erbil: Hewlêr, ھەولێر 1,662,361 [5] Silemani ...
This article contains a list of populated places in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The region has four provinces divided into districts and sub-districts. The populated places include cities, towns and villages. [1] The four governorates of Kurdistan Region
A list of cities, towns and villages in Kurdistan Province of western Iran: [1] Alphabetical. Cities are in bold text; all others are villages. A.
The Kurdistan Region has the lowest poverty rates in Iraq [67] and the stronger economy of the Kurdistan Region attracted around 20,000 workers from other parts of Iraq between 2003 and 2005. [68] The number of millionaires in the city of Sulaymaniyah grew from 12 to 2,000 in 2003, reflecting the economic growth. [ 69 ]
Kurdistan (Kurdish: کوردستان, romanized: Kurdistan, lit. ' land of the Kurds '; [ˌkʊɾdɪˈstɑːn] ⓘ), [5] or Greater Kurdistan, [6] [7] is a roughly defined geo-cultural region in West Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population [8] and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based. [9]
Erbil (Arabic: أربيل, Arbīl; [3] Syriac: ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel [4] [5]), also called Hawler (Kurdish: هەولێر, Hewlêr), [6] is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city is the capital of the Erbil Governorate. [7] Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC. [8] At the ...
The region was to be ruled by the two principal Kurdish parties; the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). The region also has its own flag and national anthem. [citation needed] At the same time, Iraq imposed an economic blockade over the region, reducing its oil and food supplies. [86]
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