Kurdistan Region
The Kurdistan Region (ھەرێمی کوردستان) is an autonomous republic in Iraq.[12]
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| Anthem: ئەی ڕەقیب, Ey Reqîb (Kurdish) (English: "O Enemy") | |
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| Sovereign state | Iraq |
| Autonomy founded | 19 May 1992[1] |
| Autonomy recognized | 15 October 2005[2] |
| Capital | Erbil (de facto) Kirkuk[1] (de jure) 36°04′59″N 44°37′47″E / 36.08306°N 44.62972°ECoordinates: 36°04′59″N 44°37′47″E / 36.08306°N 44.62972°E |
| Official languages | Kurdish[1] |
| Ethnic groups (2004[1]) | Recognized ethnicities: |
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| Demonym(s) | Kurd, Kurdish |
| Government | Parliamentary republic |
• President | Nechirvan Barzani |
• Prime Minister | Masrour Barzani |
• Deputy Prime Minister | Qubad Talabani |
| Legislature | 111-seat Kurdistan Parliament |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 7,222,747 (2018)[8] |
| GDP (PPP) | 2015[9] estimate |
• Total | $26.5 billion[9] |
• Per capita | $7,000[9] |
| Gini (2012) | 32[10] medium |
| HDI | 0.750[10] high |
| Currency | Iraqi dinar |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | 964 |
| Internet TLD | .krd |
The Kurdistan Region is part of Iraqi Kurdistan or South Kurdistan, itself part of Kurdistan. The government of the Kurdistan Region is the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Its capital is Erbil, called Hewlêr in Kurdish.
The Kurdistan Region is to the west of Iranian Kurdistan (in Iran). To the Kurdistan Region's west is Syrian Kurdistan (in Syria), and to the north is Turkish Kurdistan (in Turkey).
Geography
The area is 80,000 km² and 5,500,000 people live there. Iraqi Kurdistan is a mountain region, where the highest point is 3.611 metres, known as Cheekha Dar. The biggest lake is Dukan.
Iraqi Kurdistan is divided into 6 provinces.
- Three of the provinces that are under control of Iraqi Kurdistan are:
1.As Sulaymaniyah (Silemanî)
2.Arbil (Hewlêr)
3.Dahuk (Duhok)
- The provinces that are a part of Iraqi Kurdistan are:
4.Diyala (Diyale)
5.Kirkuk (Kerkûk)
6.Ninawa (Neynewa)
Demographics
The population in Iraqi Kurdistan is about 5-6 million. Most of these people are Sunni Muslims. There are also many Yazidis, Kakeyís and Christians. Kurds make the ethnic majority in the region while the Turkmen, Aramean, Assyrians, Armenians and Arabs make up the rest of the western part of the area.
Maps
Kurdistan Region Media
Himno Nacional de Kurdistán*Kurdistan National Anthem (*Autonomous Federal Entity of Iraq) *"ئەی ڕەقیب" /"Ey Reqîb" ("Oh Enemy")*Himno Nacional de Kurdistán (*Entidad Federal Autónoma de Irak) Kurdistan and Republic of Mahabad audio
Iraqi Kurdistan on world map
Iraqi Kurdistan in Iraq (disputed hatched)
Map of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and its governorates.
The region uses the Iraqi flag in official ceremonies alongside the Flag of Kurdistan despite reluctance.
The Kurdistan Region became politically divided with two administrations (the 50:50 system) with KDP controlling the Erbil and Duhok Governorates, while PUK took control of Sulaymaniyah Governorate to the east.
A valley in the north of the region, through which the Great Zab flows
Kurdish villagers working in a field
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Governorates of Kurdistan Region
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Kurdistan: Constitution of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region". 14 April 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ Joseph R. Rudolph Jr. (2015). Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts, 2nd Edition. p. 275.
- ↑ Saatçi, Suphi (2018), "The Turkman of Iraq", in Bulut, Christiane (ed.), Linguistic Minorities in Turkey and Turkic-Speaking Minorities of the Periphery, Harrassowitz Verlag, p. 357, ISBN 978-3447107235
- ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for (2 September 2016). "Iraq: Information on the treatment of atheists and apostates by society and authorities in Erbil; state protection available (2013-September 2016)". Refworld. Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ↑ "Kurdistan, the only government in Middle East that recognizes religious diversity" (in en). Kurdistan24. 10 April 2017. https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/culture/321804d4-5b58-4008-848d-e1cc263230b4/kurdistan--the-only-government-in-middle-east-that-recognizes-religious-diversity. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ↑ "Country Information and Guidance Iraq: Religious minorities" (PDF). Government of the United Kingdom. August 2016: 13. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Almas Heshmati, Nabaz T. Khayyat (2012). Socio-Economic Impacts of Landmines in Southern Kurdistan. p. 27.
- ↑ "Demographic Survey - Kurdistan Region of Iraq" (PDF). Relief Web. July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Erbil International Fair" (PDF). aiti.org.ir. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Iraq Human Development Report 2014" (PDF). p. 29. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ "A Reading for the Law of Protecting Components in Kurdistan" (PDF). July 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ↑ Everett-Heath, John, ed. (2020). "Iraq (Al 'Irāq), (Mesopotamia)". Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780191905636.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-190563-6.
- ↑ The written language of the Iraqi Turkmen is based on Istanbul Turkish using the modern Turkish alphabet.[3]