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Duhok District

 

Duhok is one of the four town in Southern Kurdistan ( Kurdistan-Iraq) it presume the most important city because of its strategically site. Duhok considered as a Kurdistan gate because its bounds on Turkey. The most humanitarian relief's are passing to Kurdistan through Duhok. Dohuk is an ancient city, its name had cited in the Assyrian document by the name Malyyata which means the gate in English language. Foundation of Duhok return to the first thousand B.C. The total population of Duhok is estimated 840,000 persons 237000 of them live in the city centre. the number of residential house in the city is 12274 houses according to the 1987 census, currently it estimated 13500 houses.

Duhok is consist of (6) shire towns and (17)townships as the following list.

A-Shire town:

 

Duhok

Semel

Zakho

Amadia

Akra

Shekhan

Bamarni

B-Township

The schools:

 

Zawita

Dosky

Sersink

Deraluk

Barwari Balla

Slevana

Faida

Rizgari

Guli

Sindi

Ashayer sabaa (Goran)

Surche

Nahla

Girdashin

Meriba

Missouri (Atrush)

Ba-Adre

Primary schools                      216 schools

Intermediate schools               40 schools

Preparatory schools                9 schools

Secondary schools                 19 schools

Professional schools               5 schools

Institution                               5 institutes

University                            1 university

Kindergartens                        7 gardens

Religion schools                     7 schools

The total number of teachers is (4,651) teachers
The total number of students is (130,548) students

 

 

 

 

 

The factories inside the city:

The factories out the city:

 

Duhok packing factory

Weaving factory

Plastic factory

Joinery factory

Automatic backe house

Asphalt factory

Two ice factories

Brick-factory in Semel

Ice factory in Semel

Aluminum factory

Four asphalt factory in Semel

Ice factory in Zakho

 

All these above mentioned factories are closed down owing to the first materials shortage.

A-The tourist sites inside the city:

 

Duhok tourist hotel

Duhok Dam

B-The tourist districts outside the city:

The Social welfare:

 

Aradin=It is one of the historical city in Duhok. It has an incredible sites and views.
It has one the oldest and famous church in that area called Sultana Mahdukt.

Ashawa

Bebad

Belkeb

Enishke

Hamzike

Sarsink valley

Sersink

Sulav

Swaratuka

Zawite

Zawita tourist casino

Zawita tourist hotel

Zawita valley

The family welfare department

The deaf and dumb institution

The handicapped welfare institution

The house of orphans for male and female

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The most important agricultural products:

Fruits:

 

Tomato

Wheat

Barley

Rice

Chick-peace

Lentils

Mash

Onion

Garlic

All vegetable sorts

Grape

Peach

Apricot

Pomegranate

Figs

Quince

Pear

Walnut

Almonds

Wild fruits:

Forest trees:

 

Wild figs

Wild pear

Wild almonds

Wild oak

Pine Tree

Oak tree

Gall tree

Osier tree

Town council:

 

The town council is consist of (5) five members representing all the society sections.

The health foundation in Duhok:

 

Azadi hospital in Duhok centre and hospital in each of the following townships.
Zakho, Amadia, Akra, Danish hospital in Sersank.

 

 

 

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