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Sulaymaniyah Governorate Kurdish: پارێزگای سلێمانی Arabic: محافظة السليمانية
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Top-bottom, R-L: View over Suleymaniyah Sulaymaniyah Museum • Sherwana Castle Roman amphitheater • Sharafkhan Bidlisi statue Suleymaniyah at nightClockwise, from left: Sulaymaniyah with Dukan Lake, Halabja and Ranya
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Location of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate (red) – in Iraq (red, beige & light grey) – in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)
Sulaymaniyah Governorate within the Kurdistan Region
Coordinates: 35°31′N 45°19′E / 35.517°N 45.317°E / 35.517; 45.317
Country	Iraq
Semi-autonomous region	Kurdistan Region
Capital	Sulaymaniyah
Area
• Total	20,143.91 km (7,777.61 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,250,000
HDI (2021)	0.704 high · 2nd of 18
Website	www.slemani.gov.krd

Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Sorani Kurdish: پارێزگای سلێمانی; Kurmanji Kurdish: Parêzgeha Silêmaniyê; Arabic: محافظة السليمانية) or Sulaymaniyah Province is a governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its largest city is Sulaymaniyah. Halabja Governorate was formerly the Halabja District of Sulaymaniyah, until it became a separate governorate in 2014.

Provincial Government

• Governor: Haval Abubakir
• Deputy Governor: Ahmed Ali Ahmed
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Azad Mohammad Amin

Districts

See also

• Hazar Merd Cave
• Parviz border crossing
• Kermanshah Province
• Lake Kanaw

References

1. "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". www.krso.net.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
3. "Li sînorê parêzgeha Silêmaniyê gule li du binkeyên hikûmetê hatin berdan" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
4. "پارێزگای سلێمانی". slemani.gov.krd (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
5. "The Map Of districts Of Iraqi Kurdistan Region". www.krso.net.

External links

• Official website (in Sorani Kurdish)
• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit

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