Governorate of Iraq
37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°E /37.050; 43.150
Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Duhok Governorate (Kurdish :پارێزگای دھۆک, Parêzgeha Dihok ,Syriac :ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܘܗܕܪܐ ,romanized : Hoparkiya d’Nohadra [ 3] Arabic :محافظة دهوك ,romanized : Muḥāfaẓat Dohūk governorate in the semi-autonomousKurdistan Region of Iraq. Its capital is the city ofDuhok . It includesZakho , near theIbrahim Khalil border crossing withŞırnak Province ,Turkey . It borders theAl-Hasakah Governorate ofSyria . It was established on 27 May 1969, previously part ofNineveh Governorate .[ 4]
The population of the governorate was estimated to be 1,772,367 in 2023.[ 5]
Demographics Duhok Governorate is mainly populated byKurds with anArab ,Assyrian , andArmenian minority. Historically, there was aJewish population in the region as well. The main religious groups areMuslims ,Yazidis andChristians .[ 6]
Government Governor:Ali Tatar Deputy Governor: Majid Sayid Salih Governorate Council Chairman (PCC): Fehim Abdullah[ 7]
Districts Districts of the Duhok Governorate[ 8] Duhok Governorate is divided into sevendistricts , four of which are officially part ofKurdistan Region , while three others are underde facto control of the Kurdistan Regional Government:
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