Erbil Governorate
Erbil Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەولێر ,Parêzgeha Hewlêr, Arabic: محافظة أربيل, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Arbīl) is a governorate in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the autonomous region of the Kurdistan Region.
Erbil Governorate
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Clockwise, from top: Canyon in Rawandiz, Koy Sanjaq, Shaqlawa and Citadel of Erbil | |
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Location of the Erbil Governorate (red) – in Iraq (red, beige & light grey) | |
Erbil Governorate within Kurdistan Region | |
| Coordinates: 36°11′N 44°2′E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Region | Kurdistan Region |
| Capital | Erbil |
| Governor | Omed Khoshnaw |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,872 km2 (5,742 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,763,351 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.676 medium |
| Website | www |
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