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Iran–Iraq border. The Iran – Iraq border runs for 1,599 km (994 mi) from the tripoint with Turkey in the north down to the Shatt al-Arab (known as Arvand Rud in Iran) waterway and out to the Persian Gulf in the south. [1] Although the boundary was first determined in 1639, certain disputes continue, particularly surrounding navigation on ...
Geography of Iraq. Coordinates: 33°00′N 44°00′E. Overview map of Iraq. Topography of Iraq. The geography of Iraq is diverse and falls into five main regions: the desert (west of the Euphrates), Upper Mesopotamia (between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers), the northern highlands of Iraq, Lower Mesopotamia, and the alluvial plain ...
The Citadel of Erbil is a tell or occupied mound in the historical heart of Erbil, rising between 25 and 32 metres (82 and 105 ft) from the surrounding plain. The buildings on top of the tell stretch over a roughly oval area of 430 by 340 metres (1,410 ft × 1,120 ft) occupying 102,000 square metres (1,100,000 sq ft).
This is a list of the cities in Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Name Governorate Kurdish Population; Erbil (Hawler) Erbil: ... Erbil: Soran, سۆران 126,028 Shaqlawa ...
Iran–Iraq relations (Persian: روابط ایران و عراق Ravâbete Irân va Arâq; Arabic: العلاقات العراقية الإيرانية Al-ilaqat Al-Iraqiya Al-Iraniya) are the diplomatic and foreign relations between the two sovereign states of Iran and Iraq. Both states have history that extends for millennia into the past ...
Kurdistan Region (KRI) [ c ] is a semi- autonomous administrative entity within the Republic of Iraq. [ 15 ][ 16 ] It comprises four Kurdish -majority divisions of Arab -majority Iraq: the Erbil Governorate, the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, the Duhok Governorate, and Halabja Governorate. The KRI is bordered by Iran to the east, by Turkey to the ...
Erbil District. Districts of the Arbil Governorate (in 2012) according to Kurdistan Region Statistics Office web site. Erbil District (Kurdish: قەزای ھەولێر, romanized: Qezay Hewlêr, Arabic: قضاء أربيل) is a district of the Erbil Governorate in Iraq. It contains three sub-districts, Ankawa, Behirke and Shamamek, and 379 ...
Citadel of Erbil. The Erbil Citadel (Kurdish: قەڵای هەولێر Qelay Hewlêr, Arabic: قلعة اربيل, romanized: Qal'at Erbīl) locally called Qalat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. [1] The citadel has been included in the World Heritage List since 21 June 2014.