Darbandichan

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Darbandichan
location
Darbandichan (Iraq)
Darbandichan
Darbandichan
Coordinates 35 ° 7 ′  N , 45 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 7 ′  N , 45 ° 41 ′  E
Country IraqIraq Iraq
Governorate as-Sulaimaniyya
Basic data
height 510  m
Residents 17,147 (2010)
mayor Nasih Mala Hassan

Darbandichan ( Kurdish دەربەندیخان, Arabic دربندخان) is a small Iraqi town in the Sulaimaniyya Province and is located in the Kurdistan Autonomous Region . The city is the capital of the eponymous district of the province.

The place is located on the Diyala River , which was dammed right next to the place by the Darbandichan Dam, built between 1956 and 1961 . The Darbandichan Reservoir is a popular destination for inland tourism.

During the Kermanshah earthquake in 2017 , the city was the hardest hit place in Iraq. The quake killed 4 people in the city and injured 50 people. Some houses were destroyed and the hospital was badly damaged. The power grid and water pipes were also affected. The dam survived the quake without major damage. However, boulders fell on the overflow channel and cracks appeared in the upper area of ​​the dam. The tunnel that connects the city to the dam has been closed for safety reasons.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Darbandikhan - IRAQ: Earthquake - Pre-event situation. (PDF; 2.51 MB) In: emergency.copernicus.eu. EU , November 2017, accessed on November 18, 2017 .
  2. ↑ The map of estimated population of Sulaiymany governorate in districts level - 2015. In: www.krso.net. Kurdish National Authority, 2015, accessed on November 18, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Darbandikhan. In: bot.gov.krd. Tourist Association of the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan, 2015, accessed on November 18, 2017 .
  4. ↑ 7 killed in Kurdistan Region earthquake, hundreds hospitalized. Rudaw Media Network , November 13, 2017, accessed November 18, 2017 .
  5. ^ Earthquake in northeast Iraq. UN Emergency Aid Coordinator , November 14, 2017, accessed on November 18, 2017 .
  6. ↑ a b Abadi orders funds for earthquake victims, reconstruction. Rudaw Media Network, November 26, 2017, accessed November 27, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Moment Iran-Iraq quake hits Darbandikhan Dam control room. BBC , November 13, 2017, accessed November 18, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Elizabeth Ingram: Deadly Iran-Iraq earthquake damages Darbandikhan Dam. In: www.hydroworld.com. November 13, 2017, accessed November 18, 2017 .