Chamchamal
Sign in to saveChamchamal (, ) is a town located in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The town is located close to the disputed territories of northern Iraq. Chamchamal is home to the Gorani-speaking Kurdish Hamawand tribe.
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Place details
- Locality
- چەمچەماڵ
- Region
- پارێزگای سلێمانی
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 42,593
- Timezone
- Asia/Baghdad
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chamchamal
- Settlement.native_name
- Çemçemal
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:A Chamchamal town center view, 2009.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iraq
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sulaymaniyah Governorate
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 173,000
- Settlement.official_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Sulaymaniyah Governorate
- Image
- A Chamchamal town center view, 2009.jpg
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6 sectionsContents
- Population and location
- History
- Climate
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Chamchamal (, ) is a town located in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The town is located close to the disputed territories of northern Iraq. Chamchamal is home to the Gorani-speaking Kurdish Hamawand tribe.
As part of the Ba'athist Arabization campaigns in northern Iraq, and the redrawing of provincial boundaries, Chamchamal became part of the Sulaymaniyah province.