Dohuk Governorate

Dohuk Governorate محافظة دهوك پارێزگای دھۆک Dohuk Province
Governorate
Coordinates:
Country	Iraq
Capital	Dohuk
Area
• Total	10,955.91 km2 (4,230.10 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	1,423,114

Dohuk Governorate within Kurdistan Region

Districts of the Dohuk Governorate

Dohuk Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای دھۆک‎, Arabic: محافظة دهوك‎‎) is a governorate in Iraq. Its capital is the city of Dohuk. 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 Nineveh Governorate, which was called Mosul Governorate. Dohuk Governorate is mainly inhabited by Kurds and Assyrians.

Government

• Governor: Farhad Ameen Kortê.
• Deputy Governor: Behzad Ali Adam.
• Governorate Council Chairman (PCC): Fadhil Omer.
• 41 total seats.
• 33 seats for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
• 4 seats for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).
• 4 seats for the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU).

Districts

Dohuk Governorate is divided into seven districts, four of which are officially part of Kurdistan Region, while three others are under de facto control of the Kurdistan Regional Government:

• Amedi District
• Dohuk District
• Semel District
• Zakho District

Settlements

• Bamarni
• Araden
• Avzrog
• Badarash
• Bebadeyy
• Dehi
• Dawodiya
• Dohuk
• Gir-e Kumar
• Harmash
• Hezany
• Sarsink
• Sumail
• Zawita

See also

• 2011 Dohuk riots

External links

• University of Dohuk
• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit