Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah () or Slemani (), is a city in the east of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and is the capital of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It is surrounded by the Azmar, Goizha and Qaiwan Mountains in the northeast, Baranan Mountain in the south and the Tasluja Hills in the west. The city has a semi-arid climate with very hot dry summers and cold wet winters.
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Sulaymaniyah is a city in the eastern part of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and serves as the capital of Sulaymaniyah Governorate, situated in a mountainous area with a semi-arid climate. The city's location among several mountain ranges—including the Azmar, Goizha, and Qaiwan Mountains to the northeast—shapes its geography and environment.
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- Locality
- سلێمانی
- Region
- پارێزگای سلێمانی
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 878,146
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Sulaymaniyah () or Slemani (), is a city in the east of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and is the capital of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It is surrounded by the Azmar, Goizha and Qaiwan Mountains in the northeast, Baranan Mountain in the south and the Tasluja Hills in the west. The city has a semi-arid climate with very hot dry summers and cold wet winters.
The modern city of Slemani was founded in 1784 by the Ottoman-Kurdish prince Ibrahim Pasha Baban in Collaboration with Azim Beg and Haji Aziz Bey Aghal Dwanze Swarey Meriwane Jawamer Agha Rangena, who named it after his father Sulayman Pasha. Slemani was the capital of the historic Kurdish principality of Baban from 1784 to 1850.