Back محافظة دهوك Arabic ܢܘܗܕܪܐ (ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ) ARC دهوك (محافظه) ARZ Dəhuk mühafəzəsi Azerbaijani دهوک اوستانی AZB Дахук Bulgarian দহুক প্রদেশ Bengali/Bangla Governació de Dohuk Catalan Dihok (lalawigan) CEB پارێزگای دھۆک CKB
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Duhok Governorate
پارێزگای دھۆک (Parêzgeha Dihok) | |
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 Map of Dohuk Governorate | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Region | Kurdistan Region |
| Established | 27 May 1969 |
| Seat | Duhok |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ali Tatar (Kurdistan Democratic Party) |
| Area | 10,955.91 km2 (4,230.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 1,772,367 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | AST (UTC+3) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.701[2] high · 4th of 17 |
Duhok Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای دھۆک ,Parêzgeha Dihok, Syriac: ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܘܗܕܪܐ, romanized: Hoparkiya d’Nohadra,[3] Arabic: محافظة دهوك, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Dohūk) is a governorate in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its capital is the city of Duhok. It includes Zakho, near the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing with Şırnak Province, Turkey. It borders the Al-Hasakah Governorate of Syria. It was established on 27 May 1969, previously part of Nineveh Governorate.[4]
The population of the governorate was estimated to be 1,772,367 in 2023.[5]
- ^ "Kurdistan Region Statistics Office - Indicators". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Bahra Magazine" (PDF). www.zowaa.co.uk (in Syriac). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "About Duhok City". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Kurdistan Population Exceeds Six Million in 2023". 23 December 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.