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Ranya
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Also known as Raniya

Ranya (, ) is a town located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and is part of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate. The town and its inhabitants are well known for their involvement in the 1991 Uprising (Kurdish: Raperîn) against Ba'athist Iraq .

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Place details

Locality
ڕانیە
Region
پارێزگای سلێمانی
Country
العراق
Population
114,173
Timezone
Asia/Baghdad

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Air quality

61US AQIModerate
PM2.5
17.5 µg/m³
PM10
49.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Ranya
Settlement.native_name
ڕانیە (Kurdish)
Settlement.native_name_lang
ckb
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Ranya-Rekar.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
View of Ranya
Settlement.pushpin_map
Iraq
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within the Kurdistan Region
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Ranya District
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
1300
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.population_total
197,700

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Geographical location
  • History
  • Economy
  • Demographics
  • Culture
  • Tourism
  • Sister Cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Ranya (, ) is a town located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and is part of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate. The town and its inhabitants are well known for their involvement in the 1991 Uprising (Kurdish: Raperîn) against Ba'athist Iraq .

== Geographical location ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ranya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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