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Erbil Governorate

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Country
  
Iraq

Capital
  
Erbil

Area
  
14,872 km²

Team
  
Arbil FC

Region
  
Kurdistan

Governor
  
Nawzad Hadi Mawlood

Population
  
2.009 million (2015)

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Destinations
  
Erbil, Shaqlawa, Rawandiz, Barzan, Iraq, Koy Sanjaq, Haji Omeran, Soran District, Choman, Pirmam, Rezan-رێزان

Points of interest
  
Citadel of Erbil, Kurdish Textile Museum, Shanidar Park, Majdi Land Erbil, Syriac Heritage Museum

Colleges and Universities
  
Salahaddin University‑Erbil, Hawler Medical University, University of Kurdistan, Ishik University, Koya University

Erbil Governorate (Kurdish: Parêzgeha Hewlêr - پارێزگای ھەولێر‎, Syriac: ܗܘܦܲܪܟܝܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܝܠ‎ , Arabic: محافظة أربيل‎‎ Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl), sometimes referred to by the alternative spelling Arbil Governorate, is a governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan. It derives its name from the city of Erbil (Kurdish: Hewler), which is its capital.

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Map of Erbil Governorate, Iraq

Erbil Governorate covers an area of 15,074 km2 in the north of Iraq, with a population of 2,009,367 (2015) people. It is largely populated by Kurds but has minority populations of Assyrians, Turkmen and Arabs.

Government

  • Governor: Nawzad Hadi Mawlood
  • Deputy Governor: Tahir Abdullah

    • Cities and towns

  • Behirke (بحركه), population 6,758
  • Beni Silawey Gewre (بنصلاوة), population 37,322
  • Kasnazan, population 12,783
  • Derbend (دربند), population 10,086
  • Erbil (اربيل), population 1,091,636
  • Xelekan (كلك), population 6,846
  • Kune Gurg (کونە گورگ), population 30,283
  • Koya Senjaq (كويسنجق), population 15,123
  • Mexmur (مخمور), population 18,128
  • Rewanduz (ڕەواندز, رواندوز), population 95,089
  • Selaheddin (صلاح الدين), population 18,205
  • Shaweis (شاويس), population 7,387
  • Piran (پیران, بيران), population 6715

    • Academic establishments

  • Salahaddin University: Founded in 1958 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Erbil in 1981
  • Hawler Medical University: Founded in 2005.
  • University of Kurdistan Hewlêr: Public English-medium university
  • Ishik University: Private university that belongs to Fezalar Educational Institutions in Erbil.
  • Cihan University: Private university, founded in 2007
  • SABIS University: Private university
  • Soran University, KRG-Iraq governmental university founded in 2009

    • Banking

    There are many national and international banks operating in Erbil offering citizens and visitors services, including:

  • Kurdistan Central Bank
  • Kurdistan International Bank for Investment and Development
  • Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI)
  • Byblos Bank
  • Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries (BBAC)
  • Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL)

    • References

    Erbil Governorate Wikipedia
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