Duhok Governorate is a governorate in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and its capital is the city of Duhok. It was established on 27 May 1969, having previously been part of Nineveh Governorate, and it borders the Al-Hasakah Governorate of Syria. The governorate includes Zakho, near the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing with Şırnak Province in Turkey. It is divided into seven districts. Amedi, Duhok, Semel and Zakho are officially part of the Kurdistan Region, while Akre, Bardarash and Shekhan are disputed districts under the de facto control of the Kurdistan Regional Government. The population is mainly Kurdish, with Arab, Assyrian and Armenian minorities and a historical Jewish presence, and the main religious groups are Muslims, Yazidis and Christians. The 2024 census counted 1,599,871 people in the governorate.
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1. Iraq administrative division table (citypopulation.de)
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It was established on 27 May 1969, previously part of Nineveh Governorate.
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is a governorate in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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is a governorate in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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Its capital is the city of Duhok.
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