Erbil Governorate Explained

Official Name:Erbil Governorate
Native Name:Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر
Arabic: محافظة أربيل
Map Alt:Erbil governorate area highlighted in red
Image Map1:Kurdistan_governorates_2015.png
Map Alt1:Erbil governorate within the Iraqi Kurdistan region
Map Caption1:Erbil Governorate within Kurdistan Region[1]
Settlement Type:Governorate
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kurdistan Region
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Erbil
Subdivision Type3:Governor
Subdivision Name3:Omed Khoshnaw
Coordinates:36.1833°N 46°W
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:1,763,351
Population Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:14,872
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2021)
Blank Info Sec2:0.702[3]

Erbil Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر,Parêzgeha Hewlêr,[4] [5] Arabic: محافظة أربيل|Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl[6]) is a governorate in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq.[7]

Government

Districts

District Population
(2009)[8]
Number of
households
792,981 152,899
186,346 34,264
Mexmûr (disputed) 173,801 30,678
154,945 27,707
124,628 23,420
95,246 18,727
93,442 16,015
Mêrgesor (partially disputed) 44,661 9,711
23,730 4,749
21,280 4,235
Total 1,713,461 322,719

Cities and towns

Academic establishments

Founded in 1958 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Erbil in 1981.[9]

Founded in 2005.[10]

Banking

There are many national and international banks operating in Erbil offering citizens and visitors services, including:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates . www.krso.net . 2016-01-15 . 2016-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160119181438/http://www.krso.net/Default.aspx?page=article&id=1142&l=1 . dead .
  2. Sissakian . Varoujan . 2023-12-21 . POPULATION GROWTH IN ERBIL GOVERNORATE AND WATER CONSUMPTION. A CASE STUDY . Journal of Duhok University . en . 26 . 2 . 110–118 . 10.26682/csjuod.2023.26.2.12 . 2521-4861. free .
  3. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  4. News: Tekoşerekî kevnar yê PDKÎ li parêzgeha Hewlêr wefat kir . 21 December 2019 . kurdistanmedia.com . ku.
  5. News: پارێزگای ھەولێر . 21 December 2019 . ku .
  6. News: قوة هولندية تتجه إلى إقليم كردستان العراق لحماية مطار أربيل . 21 November 2020 . . ar.
  7. Web site: The Kurdistan Region in brief . Krg.org . 2013-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006170845/http://www.krg.org/articles/detail.asp?lngnr=12&smap=03010300&rnr=140&anr=23911 . 2014-10-06 . dead .
  8. Web site: Rural population in Shaqlawa District-Kurdistan Region/Iraq | Ibrahim Ngah - Academia.edu. academia.edu. 2015-09-04.
  9. Web site: Salahaddin University - Hawler . Suh-edu.com . 2013-10-03.
  10. Web site: Hawler Medical University (HMU) . hmu.edu.krd . 2013-10-03.
  11. Web site: University of Kurdistan . Ukh.ac . 2013-10-03.
  12. Web site: > Home . Tishk University . 2021-03-09.
  13. Web site: Cihan University . Cihan University . 2013-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527042727/http://cihanuniversity.org/ . 2013-05-27 . dead .
  14. Web site: SABIS® University . Sabisuniversity.net . 2013-10-03.
  15. Web site: Soran University . 2015-05-15.
  16. Web site: Knowledge University . 2015-05-15.
  17. Web site: Catholic University in Erbil .
  18. Web site: مصرف كوردستان الدولي . Kibid.com . 2013-10-03 . 2015-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217042230/http://www.kibid.com/ . dead .
  19. Web site: Trade Bank of Iraq - Your Trade and Investment Partner in Iraq . Tbiraq.com . 2013-10-03 . 2016-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112045659/http://tbiraq.com/ . dead .
  20. Web site: ByblosBank.com . ByblosBank.com . 2013-10-03.
  21. Web site: BBAC Bank. Bbacbank.com. 2013-10-03.
  22. Web site: Home . IBL . 2013-10-03.