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Iraqi Kurdistan
(Kurdistan Region)


هه‌رێمی کوردستان (Kurdish)
Herêmî Kurdistan
Banner o North Iraq
Banner
Coat o airms o North Iraq
Coat o airms
Anthem: Ey Reqîb
Oh Enemy
Location o North Iraq
CaipitalHewlêr (Erbil / Arbil)
36°11′N 44°00′E / 36.183°N 44.000°E / 36.183; 44.000
Lairgest ceetycapital
Recognised regional leidsNeo-Aramaic Iraqi Turkmen
Offeecial leids[1]
GovrenmentParliamentary democracy
 Preses
Massoud Barzani
Nechirvan Barzani
Autonomous region
 Accord signed
Mairch 11, 1970
 De facto autonomy
October, 1991
 Regional govrenment established
Julie 4, 1992
Januar 30, 2005
Aurie
 Total
40,643 km2 (15,692 sq mi)
Population
 2013 estimate
5,500,000-6,500,000
CurrencyIraqi dinar (IQD)
Time zoneUTC+3
Drivin sideright
Cawin code+964
Internet TLD.iq

Iraq's Kurdistan Region (Kurdish: هه‌رێمی کوردستان Herêmî Kurdistan), cried Iraqi Kurdistan or ""Sooth Kurdistan"" an aa, is an autonomous region o northren Iraq.[2] It borders Iran tae the east, Turkey tae the north, Sirie tae the wast an the rest o Iraq tae the sooth. The regional caipital is Arbil, kent in Kurdish as Hewlêr. (The wird Hewlêr is a metathesis o the non-Semitic name Arbel.)[3] The region is offeecially govrened bi the Kurdistan Regional Govrenment.

References

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  1. "Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)". Archived frae the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. Viviano, Frank (2006). "The Kurds in Control". National Geographic Magazine. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 5 Juin 2008. Since the aftermath of the 1991 gulf war, nearly four million Kurds have enjoyed complete autonomy in the region of Iraqi Kurdistan... Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. Khan, Geoffrey. 1999. A grammar of neo-Aramaic: the dialect of the Jews of Arbel. Boston, MA: Brill Academic Publishers. p.2.