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Erbil Governorate
Erbil Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر, romanized: Parêzgeha Hewlêr; Arabic: محافظة أربيل, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl) is a governorate in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Government

Districts

Districts of the Erbil Governorate
District Population
(2009)		 Number of
households
Erbil (Hewlêr) 792,981 152,899
Deştî Hewlêr 186,346 34,264
Mexmûr (disputed) 173,801 30,678
Soran 154,945 27,707
Şeqlawe 124,628 23,420
Koye 95,246 18,727
Xebat 93,442 16,015
Mêrgesor (partially disputed) 44,661 9,711
Çoman 23,730 4,749
Rewandiz 21,280 4,235
Total 1,713,461 322,719

Cities and towns

  • Erbil (Hewlêr) (هەولێر), population 879,071
  • Rewandiz (ڕەواندز), population 95,089
  • Binesilawe (بنەسڵاوە), population 37,322
  • Kune Gurg (کونە گورگ), population 30,283
  • Selaheddîn (سەڵاحەددین), population 18,205
  • Mexmûr (مەخموور), population 18,128
  • Koye (کۆیە), population 15,123
  • Kesnezan (کەسنەزان), population 12,783
  • Derbend (دەربەند), population 10,086
  • Şawês (شاوێس), population 7,387
  • Behirke (بەحرکە), population 6,758
  • Pîran (پیران), population 6,715
  • Qesrê (قەسرێ), population 5,472

Academic establishments

  • Salahaddin University: Founded in 1958 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Erbil in 1981.
  • Hawler Medical University: Founded in 2005.
  • University of Kurdistan Hewlêr: Public English-medium university.
  • Tishk International University (Previously called Ishik University): Private university that was established in 2008 in Erbil.
  • Cihan University: Private university, founded in 2007.
  • SABIS University: Private university.
  • Soran University, KRG-Iraq governmental university founded in 2009.
  • Knowledge University, KRG-Iraq Private university founded in 2009.
  • Catholic University in Erbil, Private non-profit university founded in 2015.

Banking

Erbil Governorate Building

There are many national and international banks operating in Erbil offering citizens and visitors services, including:

See also

References

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  14. ^ "Cihan University". Cihan University. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  15. ^ "SABIS® University". Sabisuniversity.net. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  16. ^ "Soran University". Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  17. ^ "Knowledge University". Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  18. ^ "Catholic University in Erbil".
  19. ^ "مصرف كوردستان الدولي". Kibid.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
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