Mergasor District قەزای مێرگەسۆر Qezaya Mêrgesorê | |
|---|---|
 Districts of Erbil Governorate (as of 2012) | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Autonomous region |  Kurdistan |
| Governorate | Erbil Governorate |
| Seat | Mergasor |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Mergasor District (Kurdish:قەزای مێرگەسۆر,romanized: Qezaya Mêrgesorê;Arabic:قضاء ميركسور) is a district in northernErbil Governorate inKurdistan Region.
The district encompasses the five subdistrictsBarzan, Goratu, Ble,Piran and Shirawan Mezn, with a total of 252 villages.[1] It is located in the north ofErbil Governorate, close to theIranian andTurkish borders.[2][3]
Mergasor District is populated byBarzaniKurds which consist of the Sherwani,Muzuri, Beroji, Nizari, Dolomari,Herki bneji and Gerdi tribes, Moreover, there is oneAssyrian village named Bedyal. Religiously, the district is around 99.9%Muslim and 0.1%Christian.[1]
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