Iraqi Kurdistan

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Iraqi Kurdistan
(Kurdistan Region)


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Heremi Kurdistan
Banner o North Iraq
Banner
Coat o airms o North Iraq
Coat o airms
Anthem Ey Reqib
Oh Enemy
Location o North Iraq
Caipital Hewler (Erbil / Arbil)
36°11′N 44°00′E  /  36.183°N 44.000°E  / 36.183; 44.000
Lairgest ceety capital
Recognised regional leids Neo-Aramaic Iraqi Turkmen
Offeecial leids [1]
Govrenment Parliamentary democracy
Massoud Barzani
Nechirvan Barzani
Autonomous region
? Accord signed
Mairch 11, 1970
De facto autonomy
October, 1991
Regional govrenment established
Julie 4, 1992
Januar 30, 2005
Aurie
? Total
40,643 km 2 (15,692 sq mi)
Population
? 2013 estimate
5,500,000-6,500,000
Currency Iraqi dinar ( IQD )
Time zone UTC+3
Drivin side right
Cawin code +964
Internet TLD .iq

Iraq's Kurdistan Region ( Kurdish : ??????? ???????? Heremi Kurdistan ), cried Iraqi Kurdistan or ""Sooth Kurdistan"" an aa, is an autonomous region o northren Iraq . [2] It borders Iran tae the east, Turkey tae the north, Sirie tae the wast an the rest o Iraq tae the sooth. The regional caipital is Arbil , kent in Kurdish as Hewler . (The wird Hewler is a metathesis o the non-Semitic name Arbel.) [3] The region is offeecially govrened bi the Kurdistan Regional Govrenment .

References [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

  1. "Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)" . Archived frae the original on 2 December 2010 . Retrieved 30 December 2013 .
  2. Viviano, Frank (2006). "The Kurds in Control" . National Geographic Magazine . Washington, D.C. Retrieved 5 Juin 2008 . Since the aftermath of the 1991 gulf war, nearly four million Kurds have enjoyed complete autonomy in the region of Iraqi Kurdistan... Unknown parameter |month= ignored ( help )
  3. Khan, Geoffrey. 1999. A grammar of neo-Aramaic: the dialect of the Jews of Arbel . Boston, MA: Brill Academic Publishers. p.2.