Duhok Governorate

Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°E / 37.050; 43.150
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Dohuk Governorate
محافظة دهوك
پارێزگای دھۆک
ܗܘܦܲܪܟܝܵܐ ܕܕܸܗܘܟ
Dohuk Province
Governorate
Location of the  Duhok Governorate  (red) – in Iraq  (red, beige & light grey) – in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)
Location of the  Duhok Governorate  (red)

– in Iraq  (red, beige & light grey)
– in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)

Dohuk Governorate within Kurdistan Region[1]
Dohuk Governorate within Kurdistan Region[1]
Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°E / 37.050; 43.150
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan
CapitalDohuk
Government
 • GovernorFarhad Atrushi
Area
 • Total10,955.91 km2 (4,230.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total1,011,585
HDI (2017)0.679[2]
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Dahuk (also Dohuk or Duhok, Arabic: دهوك, Kurdish: دهۆك, Duhok, Assyrian: ܢܘܗܕܪܐ, Nohadra) is a province in north of Iraq. The capital is also called Dahuk. 510,000 people live in the province.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.