- Dahuk Governorate
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pagename
mapsize=200
settlement_type =Governorate
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Iraq
subdivision_type1 = Capital
subdivision_name1 = Dahuk
latd=37 |latm=3 |latNS=N
longd=43 |longm=9 |longEW=E
population_as_of = 2003
population_total = 782000
population_footnotes=
density_km2 =
area_total_km2 = 6553
blank_name=Main language(s)
blank_info=KurdishAramaic Dahuk (also "Dohuk" or "Duhok") is one of the
governorates of Iraq . It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Dahuk city. It also includes the city ofZakho , which has at various times served as acheckpoint for the border withTurkey . Prior to 1976 it was part ofNinawa Governorate , which was called Mosul Province.During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, the capital was liberated from Saddam Hussein's forces by the Kurdish Peshmerga. Dohuk is currently thriving under the Kurdistan Regional Government. On May 30, 2007, Dahuk was handed over to local Kurdish authorities by Coalition forces as part of a three province handover.
Provincial Government
*Governor:
Tamar Fattah Ramadhan Kuchar
*Deputy Governor:Gurgis Shlaymun
*Provincial Council Chairman (PCC):Fadhil Omer [http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/04/25/un.report.pdf]Provincial Council (PC)
*41 total seats
*33 seats for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)
*4 seats for thePatriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
*4 seats for theKurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) [http://www.zindamagazine.com/html/archives/2005/4.6.05/index_wed.php]Districts
Dahuk is divided into four Districts:
*
Amedi District
* Dahuk District
*Simele District
*Zakho DistrictCities
*
Araden
*Avzrog
*Badarash
*Bebadeyy
*Dehi
*Dawodiya
*Harmash
*Hezany
*Sarsink
*Sumail
*Gir-e Kumar External links
* [http://www.duhokgov.org/english// Dahuk Governorate] (English)
* [http://www.duhokgov.org/council/ Dahuk Governorate Council] (Kurdish only)
* [http://www.dohukuni.net/ University of Dohuk]
* [http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1484 Multi-National Force-Iraq - Dahuk]References
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