Iraqi Kurdistan (Kurdistan Region) | |
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Caipital | Hewlêr (Erbil / Arbil) 36°11′N 44°00′E / 36.183°N 44.000°E |
Lairgest ceety | capital |
Recognised regional leids | Neo-Aramaic Iraqi Turkmen |
Offeecial leids[1] | |
Govrenment | Parliamentary democracy |
• Preses | Massoud Barzani |
• Prime Meenister | Nechirvan Barzani |
Autonomous region | |
• Accord signed | Mairch 11, 1970 |
• De facto autonomy | October, 1991 |
• Regional govrenment established | Julie 4, 1992 |
• In transeetional constitution | Januar 30, 2005 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 40,643 km2 (15,692 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2013 estimate | 5,500,000-6,500,000 |
Currency | Iraqi dinar (IQD) |
Time zone | UTC+3 |
Drivin side | right |
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.