Erbil Governorate

Erbil Governorate (Template:Langx;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref> Template:Langx<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>) is a governorate of Iraq in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

• Omid Khoshnaw, Governor of Erbil
• Dr Ali Rashid, Provincial Council Chairman of Erbil

Districts

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Districts of the Erbil Governorate<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

District	Population (2009)<ref name="academia">Template:Cite web</ref>	Number of households
Erbil (Hewlêr)	792,981	152,899
Deştî Hewlêr	186,346	34,264
Mexmûr (disputed)	173,801	30,678
Soran	154,945	27,707
Şeqlawe	124,628	23,420
Koye	95,246	18,727
Xebat	93,442	16,015
Mêrgesor (partially disputed)	44,661	9,711
Çoman	23,730	4,749
Rewandiz	21,280	4,235
Total	1,713,461	322,719

Cities and towns

• Erbil (Hewlêr) (Template:Lang), population 879,071
• Rewandiz (Template:Lang), population 95,089
• Binesilawe (Template:Lang), population 37,322
• Kune Gurg (Template:Lang), population 30,283
• Selaheddîn (Template:Lang), population 18,205
• Mexmûr (disputed) (Template:Lang), population 18,128
• Koye (Template:Lang), population 15,123
• Kesnezan (Template:Lang), population 12,783
• Derbend (Template:Lang), population 10,086
• Şawês (Template:Lang), population 7,387
• Behirke (Template:Lang), population 6,758
• Pîran (Template:Lang), population 6,715
• Qesrê (Template:Lang), population 5,472

• Shanidar Cave
  Shanidar Cave
• Benoke village
  Benoke village
• Pêndro in 1968
  Pêndro in 1968
• Aerial view of the Citadel of Erbil, surrounded by the modern city
  Aerial view of the Citadel of Erbil, surrounded by the modern city

Academic establishments

• Salahaddin University: Founded in 1958 in Sulaymaniya and transferred to Erbil in 1981.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Hawler Medical University: Founded in 2005.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• University of Kurdistan Hewlêr: Public English-medium university.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Tishk International University (Previously called Ishik University): Private university that was established in 2008 in Erbil.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Cihan University: Private university, founded in 2007.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• SABIS University: Private university.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Soran University, KRG-Iraq governmental university founded in 2009.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Knowledge University, KRG-Iraq Private university founded in 2009.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Catholic University in Erbil, Private non-profit university founded in 2015.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Banking

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Erbil Governorate Building

There are many national and international banks operating in Erbil offering citizens and visitors services, including:

• Kurdistan Central Bank
• Kurdistan International Bank for Investment and Development<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Byblos Bank<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries (BBAC)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• BLOM Bank

See also

• The archaeological hills in Erbil
• Shanidar Cave
• Lake Felaw

External links

• largest cities and towns and statistics of their population in Arbil
• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit