Sulaymaniyah
Slemani
السليمانية | |
|---|---|
 Sulaymaniyah city montage | |
  Slemani  Slemani | |
| Coordinates: 35°33′26″N 45°26′08″E / 35.55722°N 45.43556°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Autonomous region |  Kurdistan |
| Governorate | Sulaymaniyah Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Governor | Haval Abubakir [2] |
| Elevation | 882 m (2,895 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 656,100[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
| Website | http://www.sharawani.com |
Sulaymaniyah (Kurdish: سلێمانی Silêmanî; Arabic: السليمانية, as-Sulaymāniyyah), also called Slemani,, is a city in Iraqi Kurdistan. Sulaymaniyah is surrounded by the Azmer Range, Goyija Range and the Qaiwan Range in the northeast, Baranan Mountain in the south and the Tasluja Hills in the west. The city has a semi-arid climate with very hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Sulaymaniyah served as the capital of the historic Kurdish principality of Baban from 1784 to 1850.
The modern city of Sulaymaniyah was founded on 14 November 1784 by the Kurdish prince Ibrahim Pasha Baban who named it after his father Sulaiman Pasha.[3]
From its foundation Sulaymaniyah has been a center of great poets, writers, historians, politicians, scholars and singers, such as Nalî, Mahwi, and Piramerd.[4][5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Iraq: Governorates, Major Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
- ↑ "Sulaimani Polytechnic University". spu.edu.iq. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ Ali, Meer Ako. "Sulaimany: 227 years of glory". kurdistantribune.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Salih Rasha, Akram. Sulaymaniyah 200 Years. Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan. pp. 503–504.
- ↑ slimany