Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdistan (Kurdish) هه‌رێمی کوردستان, Herêmî Kurdistan (Arabic) إقليم كردستان العراق
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Anthem: Ey Reqîb (English: "Oh Enemy")
Location of Iraqi Kurdistan (dark green) within Iraq
Capital (and largest city)		Arbil 36°11′N 44°00′E
Official language(s)		Kurdish, Arabic
Other languages		Neo-Aramaic
Demonym		Kurdish,
Government		Parliamentary Democracy
-	President	Massoud Barzani
-	Prime Minister	Barham Salih
Formation of Autonomous Region		Iraqi Kurdistan
-	Autonomy accord agreement signed	March 11, 1970
-	Gained de facto independence	October, 1991
-	KRG established	July 4, 1992
-	The TAL recognized the autonomy of the KRG.	January 30, 2005
Area
-	Total	40,643 km2  15,692 sq mi
Population
-	2010 estimate	4,690,939
Currency		Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Time zone		GMT+3
Drives on the		Right
Internet TLD		.iq
Calling code		+964

Iraqi Kurdistan also known as Kurdistan Region (Kurdish: ههريمى كوردستان, Herêma Kurdistan, Arabic: إقليم كردستان العراق) is a partial self-governing region north of Iraq, south of Turkey east of Iran and west of Syria. Its capital is Arbil and it's called Hewlêr in Kurdish.

The area is 80,000 km² and 5,500,000 people live there.

Geography

The numbers show Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdistan is a huge mountain range, where the highest point is 3.611 meters, known as Cheekha Dar. The biggest lake is Dukan.

Iraqi Kurdistan is divided into 6 provinces.

• 3 of the provinces that are under control of Iraqi Kurdistan are:

1.As Sulaymaniyah (Silemanî)

2.Arbil (Hewlêr)

3.Dahuk (Duhok)

• The provinces that are a part of Iraqi Kurdistan are:

4.Diyala

5.Kirkuk

6.Ninawa

Demographics

The population in Iraqi Kurdistan is about 5-6 million. Most of these people are Sunni Muslims. There are also many Yazidis, Kakeyís and Christians. Kurds make the ethnic majority in the region while the Turkmen, Assyrians, Armenians and Arabs make up the rest of the western part of the area.

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