Sulaymaniyah Governorate

Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Sorani Kurdish: پارێزگای سلێمانی; Kurmanji Kurdish: Parêzgeha Silêmaniyê;^[4][5] Arabic: محافظة السليمانية) or Sulaymaniyah Province is a governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its largest city is Sulaymaniyah. Halabja Governorate was formerly the Halabja District of Sulaymaniyah, until it became a separate governorate in 2014.

Sulaymaniyah Governorate Kurdish: پارێزگای سلێمانی Arabic: محافظة السليمانية
Governorate
Top-bottom, R-L: View over Suleymaniyah Sulaymaniyah Museum • Sherwana Castle Roman amphitheater • Sharafkhan Bidlisi statue Suleymaniyah at night Clockwise, from left: Sulaymaniyah with Dukan Lake, Halabja and Ranya
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Location of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate (red) – in Iraq (red, beige & light grey) – in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)
Sulaymaniyah Governorate within the Kurdistan Region[2]
Coordinates: 35°31′N 45°19′E
Country	Iraq
Federal region	Kurdistan Region
Capital	Sulaymaniyah
Area
• Total	20,143.91 km2 (7,777.61 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,250,000
ISO 3166 code	IQ-SU
HDI (2022)	0.693[3] medium · 1st of 18
Website	www.slemani.gov.krd

Provincial government

• Governor: Haval Abubakir
• Deputy Governor: Ahmed Ali Ahmed
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Azad Mohammad Amin

Districts

Districts of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate^[6]

District	Sub-districts[citation needed]	Capital
Çemçemal	Şiwan	Çemçemal
	Axceler
	Takiya
	Sengaw
	Qadirkerem
Derbendîxan	not determined	Derbendîxan
Dokan	Surdaş	Dokan
	Çinaran
	Bingrd
	Xidran
	Pîremegrun
Kelar	Kelar	Kalar
	Pebaz
	Şêx Tawil
	Rizgarî
Xaneqîn (northern part only; mostly disputed)	Qoratu and Meydan	Meydan
Kifrî (mostly disputed)	not determined	Kifrî
Mawet		Mawet
Pênciwên	Germik	Pênciwên
	Nalparêz
Pişder	Hêro	Qeladizê
	Nawdeşt
	Helşo
	Jarawe
	Esewa
Qeredax		Qeredax
Ranye	Çwarqurne	Ranya
	Bêtwate
	Hacîyawa
	Serkepkan
Seyid Sadiq	Siruchik	Seyid Sadiq
	Berzince
Şarezûr		Zerayan
Şarbajêrr	Zalan	Şarbajêrr
	Jejla
	Sîweyil
	Sîtek
	Gapîlon
Silêmanî	Bazyan	Silêmanî
	Tancero
	Bekreco

See also

• Hazar Merd Cave
• Parviz border crossing
• Kermanshah Province
• Lake Kanaw