Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
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Top-bottom, R-L: View over Suleymaniyah Sulaymaniyah Museum • Sherwana Castle Roman amphitheater • Sharafkhan Bidlisi statue Suleymaniyah at night Clockwise, from left: Sulaymaniyah with Dukan Lake, Halabja and Ranya | |
Location of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate (red) – in Iraq (red, beige & light grey) | |
Sulaymaniyah Governorate within the Kurdistan Region | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′N 45°19′E / 35.517°N 45.317°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Federal region | Kurdistan Region |
| Capital | Sulaymaniyah |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,143.91 km2 (7,777.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,250,000 |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ-SU |
| HDI (2021) | 0.704 high · 2nd of 18 |
| Website | www |
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.