Soran (Kurdish: قەزای سۆران,[1] Arabic: قضاء سوران) is a district and an independent administration of the Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, bordering Iran and Turkey.[2] Its main city is Soran.
Soran District is similar to a county, and the seat of government is in Diana, having previously been in Rawandiz.
There were five sub-districts in Soran, being Mergasur, Diyana, Khalifan, Rawandiz and Sidekan.
Recently, however, Rawandiz became a separate district.