Soran, Iraq Explained

Soran
Other Name:Diyana
Settlement Type:City
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Erbil Province
Elevation M:680
Population Total:350,000

Soran [1] [2] or Diyana [3] [4] [5] is a city in Erbil Governorate,[6] and the capital of Soran District in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Soran is one of the largest cities in Kurdistan Region with a population of about 350,000 people.[7]

History

The city and district of Soran or Suran[8] [9] [10] [11] is named after the Sorani Kurds who inhabit the same geographical region. Surani people are first attested during the rule of the Urartian Empire to have lived in modern Soran district stretching up to the areas around lake Urmia in Iran.[12] [13] Sorani Kurds have given their name to the Sorani Dialect as well, which is one of the three branches of Kurdish language.

Cuneiform texts spanning the Early Bronze Age to the early Iron Age suggest the Soran district formed the territorial core of the Hurro-Urartian kingdom of Musasir (Ardini), famed as home to the trans-regional cult center of the Hurrian storm-god Haldi. The Assyrian king Sargon II in 714 BC during his renowned Eighth Campaign conquered Soran, which he refers to it as Sarun, and sacked the Kurdish fire temple and its treasury. Archaeological reconnaissance and excavations have revealed evidence for human occupation over the long duration of occupations with clear evidence of the region’s prosperity in the later Bronze and early Iron Age.[14] [15] [16] [17]

The Muslim army led by Ubadah ibn al-Samit conquered Soran and the surrounding areas in 642 (22 A.H.), after they defeated the Kurdish forces in Mosul and Erbil plains.[18] The Muslim Empire gave Soran and Rawanduz area the name 'al-Hanana'.[19]

In the Medieval era Soran was at the heart of the Soran Emirate which was established by the Soran Dynasty, it lasted until late 19th century. Its most famous ruler was Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz.

In the 1920s a settlement in Soran was established by the British to settle the Assyrian Christian refugees as part of the Assyrian settlement scheme in northern Iraq knows as the Z plan, the settlement came to be known as Diana.[20] [21] [22] [23]

The former Iraqi regime during Anfal Campaign and the Arabization process changed the city's name to Diana and later to Qadha Al Siddiq (District of Saddiq), after the Kurdish uprising in 1991 its name was changed back to Soran.

Tourist areas

Soran city is a very beautiful area. Due to its mountainous nature, it has many tourist attractions, including:

Government

The current sub-governor of the Soran district is Halgurd Sheikh Najib. He was appointed by the governor of Erbil.[24]

Climate

Soran has a Mediterranean climate (Csa) with very hot, dry summers, and cool to cold, damp, humid winters.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bi wêne…Rêjeya hatina geştyaran bo devera Soranê zêde bûye . 18 December 2019 . ku.
  2. Web site: ڕۆژی ئاڵای كوردستان لە سۆران . 18 December 2019 . ku . 17 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Sedra Beth Mardutho . March 21, 2018 . sedra.bethmardutho.org . June 24, 2020.
  4. Web site: Mark 12:23 . Study Bible . June 24, 2020.
  5. Book: Cureton, William. Ancient Syriac Documents Relative to the Earliest Establishment of. 2013.
  6. Web site: Soran Unbelievable Kurdistan - Official Tourism Site of Kurdistan . bot.gov.krd . en.
  7. News: Where we work - Soran, Iraqi Kurdistan. 2 July 2020.
  8. Book: Eller, Jack David. From Culture to Ethnicity to Conflict: An Anthropological Perspective on International Ethnic Conflict. 1999. University of Michigan Press. 978-0-472-08538-5. 157. en.
  9. Book: Jwaideh, Wadie. The Kurdish National Movement: Its Origins and Development. 2006-06-19. Syracuse University Press. 978-0-8156-3093-7. 307. en.
  10. Book: McDowall, David. A Modern History of the Kurds. 1997. Bloomsbury Academic. 978-1-86064-185-5. 29. en.
  11. Book: Iraq: Its People its Society its Culture. 1958. 40. en.
  12. Book: Sansinenea, J. M.. Ur de los vascos: teoría toponímica. 1967. Editorial Vizcaina. 660. es.
  13. Book: Pecorella. Paolo Emilio. Tra lo Zagros e l'Urmia: ricerche storiche ed archeologiche nell'Azerbaigian iraniano. Salvini. Mirjo. 1984. Edizioni dell'Ateneo. 39. it.
  14. Danti. Michael. The Rowanduz Archaeological Program 2013: First Report to the Kurdistan Regional Government. en.
  15. Allison Cuneo. Michael Danti. 2016. The Rowanduz Archaeological Program - Results from the 2015 field season. en.
  16. Web site: People, gods & places. 2021-01-23. www.ucl.ac.uk.
  17. Saggs. H. W. F.. 1958. The Nimrud Letters, 1952: Part IV. Iraq. 20. 2. 182–212. 10.2307/4199640. 4199640. 249895568 . 0021-0889.
  18. Book: Houtsma, M. Th. E. J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936. 1993. BRILL. 978-90-04-09790-2. 1136. en.
  19. Penjweni. Sarwar. The occupation of Shahrazur in three campaigns of Islamic conquests (in Kurdish).pdf. en.
  20. Book: Jwaideh, Wadie. The Kurdish National Movement: Its Origins and Development. 2006-06-19. Syracuse University Press. 978-0-8156-3093-7. 224. en.
  21. Book: Sela, Avraham. Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East: Revised and Updated Edition. 2002-09-05. Bloomsbury Academic. 978-0-8264-1413-7. 192. en.
  22. Book: Robson, Laura. States of Separation: Transfer, Partition, and the Making of the Modern Middle East. 2017-04-18. Univ of California Press. 978-0-520-96566-9. 54–5. en.
  23. Book: Hamilton, Archibald Milne. Road through Kurdistan: travels in Northern Iraq. 1937. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. 978-1-85043-637-9. 93.
  24. Web site: Deputy Speaker Hawrami leads Parliament delegation to Soran and Rawanduz. 2021-01-23. Kurdistan Parliament. en.

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