Duhok Governorate

Duhok Governorate
محافظة دهوك
پارێزگای دھۆک
ܗܘܦܲܪܟܝܵܐ ܕܕܸܗܘܟ
Duhok Province
Governorate
Location of the  Duhok Governorate  (red)

– in Iraq  (red, beige & light grey)
– in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)

Dohuk Governorate within Kurdistan Region[1]
Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°E / 37.050; 43.150
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan
CapitalDuhok
Government
 • GovernorFarhad Azad
Area
 • Total10,955.91 km2 (4,230.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total1,011,585
HDI (2017)0.679[2]
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Duhok (also Dohuk or Dahuk, Arabic: دهوك, Kurdish: دهۆك, Duhok, Assyrian: ܢܘܗܕܪܐ, Nohadra) is a province of the Kurdistan Region located in northern Iraq. The capital is also called Duhok. 510,000 people live in the province and the vast majority of them are Kurds.

References

  1. "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, Kurdistan Regional Government. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.