Dahuk Governorate

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Dahuk Governorate
Location of Dahuk Governorate
Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.05, 43.15
Country Iraq
Capital Dahuk
Area
 - Total 6,553 km² (2,530.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 - Total 902,013
Main language(s) Kurdish
Aramaic

Dahuk (also Dohuk or Duhok) is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Dahuk city. It also includes the city of Zakho, which has at various times served as a checkpoint for the border with Turkey. Prior to 1976 it was part of Ninawa Governorate, which was called Mosul Province.

During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, the capital was liberated from Saddam Hussein's forces by the Kurdish Peshmerga. Dohuk is currently thriving under the Kurdistan Regional Government. On May 30, 2007, Dahuk was handed over to local Kurdish authorities by Coalition forces as part of a three province handover.

Contents

[edit] Provincial Government

[edit] Provincial Council (PC)

[edit] Districts

Dahuk is divided into four Districts:

[edit] Cities

[edit] External Links

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&dat=32&geo=-105&srt=npan&col=aohdq
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