List of cities in the autonomous region of Kurdistan

Sulaimaniya

Koya

Erbil

Zaxo

Duhok

Halabja

Ranya

Rawanduz

Shaqlawa

Semile

Cities of Kurdistan

Map of the autonomous region of Kurdistan, u. a. with historical limits

The list of cities in the autonomous region of Kurdistan provides an overview of the important cities of the autonomous region of Kurdistan in Iraq .

The largest agglomeration in Kurdistan is Sulaimaniya with a population of around 1.6 million (as of 2014).

The following table contains the cities whose names are given in German transcription and in Kurdish . The governorate to which the city belongs is also listed. The population figures refer to the actual city without the suburbs.

rank	Surname	Governorate	Kurdish (Kurmançî / Sorani)	population
1	Sulaimaniya	as-Sulaimaniya	Silêmanî / سلێمانی	2,000,000
2	Erbil	Erbil	Hewlêr / ھەولێر	3,500,000
3	Dohuk	Dahuk	Duhok / دهۆک	350,000
4th	Ranya	as-Sulaimaniya	Ranya / ڕانیە	200,836
5	Zaxo	Dahuk	Zaxo / زاخۆ	190,000
6th	Soran	Erbil	Soran / سۆران	125,000
7th	Shaqlawa	Erbil	Sheqlawe / شقلاوه	124,628
8th	Halabja	as-Sulaimaniya	Helebce / هه‌ڵه‌بجه	120,000
9	Rawanduz	Erbil	Rewandiz / ڕەواندز	102,399
10	Jamjamal	as-Sulaimaniya	Çemçemall / چه‌مچه‌ماڵ	100,000
11	Koya	Erbil	Koye / کۆیە	100,000
12	Semile	Dahuk	Sêmêl / سميل	50,000
13	Acrê	Dahuk	Akrê / ئاکرێ	23,088
14th	Machmur	Erbil	Mexmûr / مەخموور	18,000
15th	Amediye	Dahuk	Amêdî / ئامێدی	6,000

Individual evidence

^ Population Statistics of Iraq, 2014. In: knoema.com. Accessed June 24, 2016 .
↑ IDP Factsheet: Erbil City. (PDF) In: reliefweb.int. ReliefWeb (REACH Initiative), June 24, 2014, accessed on June 24, 2016 .
↑ Duhok City. In: uod.ac. University of Duhok (UoD), accessed June 24, 2016 .
↑ Zakho City. In: uoz.edu.krd. University of Zakho , accessed June 24, 2016 .
^ Soran City. In: soran.edu.iq. Soran University, accessed June 24, 2016 .
↑ Ibrahim Ngah: Rural Population in Shaqlawa District-Kurdistan Region / IRAQ. Accessed June 24, 2016 .
^ History of Halabja. In: le.ac.uk. University of Leicester , accessed June 24, 2016 .

[1] Population Statistics of Iraq, 2014. In: knoema.com. Accessed June 24, 2016 .

[2] IDP Factsheet: Erbil City. (PDF) In: reliefweb.int. ReliefWeb (REACH Initiative), June 24, 2014, accessed on June 24, 2016 .

[3] Duhok City. In: uod.ac. University of Duhok (UoD), accessed June 24, 2016 .

[4] Zakho City. In: uoz.edu.krd. University of Zakho , accessed June 24, 2016 .

[5] Soran City. In: soran.edu.iq. Soran University, accessed June 24, 2016 .

[6] Ibrahim Ngah: Rural Population in Shaqlawa District-Kurdistan Region / IRAQ. Accessed June 24, 2016 .

[7] History of Halabja. In: le.ac.uk. University of Leicester , accessed June 24, 2016 .