Sulaymaniyah
city in Iraq
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Summary
Sulaymaniyah is a city[1]. Sulaymaniyah ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,885 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kurdistan Region of Iraq[4], Sulaymaniyah District[5]
- Country: Iraq[6]
- Instance of: big city[7]
- Named after: Babanzâde Süleyman Pasha[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Tucson[9], Scranton[10]
- Part of: Kurdistan Region of Iraq[11]
- Commons category: Sulaymaniyah[12]
- Inception: 1784[13]
- Coordinate location: 35.55, 45.433333333333[14]
- Official website: http://www.sharawani.com[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sulaymaniyah[16]
- Population: 878,146[17]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18]
- Capital of: Sulaymaniyah Governorate[19], Shahrizor eyalet[20]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sulaymaniyah[21]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Sulaymaniyah[22]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Sulaymaniyah[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 882[24]
- Language used: Sorani[25], Kurdish[26]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Sulaymaniyah[27]
Why It Matters
Sulaymaniyah has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Sulaymaniyah is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]