- Arbil Governorate
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pagename
mapsize=200
settlement_type =Governorate
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Iraq
subdivision_type1 = Capital
subdivision_name1 =Arbil
latd=36 |latm=11 |latNS=N
longd=44 |longm=2 |longEW=E
population_as_of = 2003
population_total = 1314000
population_footnotes= [ [http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&dat=32&geo=-105&srt=npan&col=aohdq World Gazetteer: Iraq - administrative divisions (per geographical entity) ] ]
density_km2 =
area_total_km2 = 15074
blank_info=Kurdish Assyrian TurkmenArbīl ( _ar. أربيل, _ku. Hawler) is a governorate of
Iraq located in the north of the country. It derives its name from the city ofArbil , which is also its capital (coord|36|11|N|44|02|E).The governorate of Arbil covers an area of km2 to mi2|15074 in the north of Iraq, with an estimated population (in
2003 ) of 1,314,000 people. It is largely populated by Kurds but has a small minority of Assyrians. The governorate is a part of the Kurdistan autonomous region.The region's economy is largely agricultural with some oil production and was badly affected by the conflict between
Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi Kurds, although smuggling in defiance of theUnited Nations sanctions regime enabled many locals to keep afloat and even to prosper in some cases.Since
August 2004 , theSouth Korea nZaytun Division (around 3,000 soldiers) were dispatched to the province for peace-keeping and reconstruction.On May 30, 2007, Arbīl was handed over to local Iraqi authorities by Coalition forces as part of a three province handover.
Provincial Government
*Governor:
Nawjad Hadi Mawlood [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30672250_ITM]
*Deputy Governor:Tahir Abdullah [http://www.lawksalih.com/php/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1912]ee also
*
List of places in Iraq
*Ain Kawa
*Arbil
*Kurdistan
*Iraqi Kurdistan External links
* [http://hawlergov.org/default.aspx Erbil Governorate]
* [http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1485 Multi-National Force-Iraq - Erbil]References
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