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Erbil Governorate

governorate in Iraq
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Summary

Erbil Governorate is a governorate of Iraq[1]. It draws 863 Wikipedia views per month (governorate of iraq category, ranking #9 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kurdistan Region of Iraq[3]
  • Country: Iraq[4]
  • Capital: Erbil[5]
  • Shares border with: Duhok Governorate[6], Kirkuk Governorate[7], Nineveh Governorate[8], Sulaymaniyah Governorate[9], West Azarbaijan Province[10], Hakkâri Province[11]
  • Commons category: Arbil Governorate[12]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[13]
  • Official website: https://www.hawlergov.org/[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Erbil Governorate[15]
  • Population: 1,532,081[16]
  • Category for people born here: Q114961873[17]
  • Category for people buried here: Q115681901[18]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Erbil Governorate[19]
  • Area: 12,000 km²[20]
  • Language used: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[21], Koy Sanjaq Syriac[22]

Why It Matters

Erbil Governorate has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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