Darbandikhan

Darbandikhan
دەربەندیخان
Derbendîxan
Town
Nickname: 
Derben
Darbandikhan
Location of Darbandikhan, Iraq
Darbandikhan
Darbandikhan (Iraq)
Coordinates: 35°06′59″N 45°41′10″E / 35.116258°N 45.686245°E / 35.116258; 45.686245
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan
GovernorateSulaymaniyah Governorate
DistrictDarbandokeh District

Darbandikhan (Kurdish: دەربەندیخان, romanized: Derbendîxan) is a town in the Governorate of Sulaimaniyah in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is situated within the area of autonomy for the Kurdistan region of Iraq, inhabited by the majority of the Kurds. Darbandikhan is located close to Darbandikhan Lake (35°09′09″N 45°47′42″E / 35.152477°N 45.795021°E / 35.152477; 45.795021), and on the border with Diyala Governorate. It has a population of 45,500 as of 2018.