Darbandikhan

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Darbandikhan دەربەندیخان Derbendîxan
Town
Nickname:  Darban
Darbandikhan Location of Darbandikhan, Iraq Show map of Iraqi Kurdistan Darbandikhan Darbandikhan (Iraq) Show map of Iraq
Coordinates: 35°06′59″N 45°41′10″E / 35.116258°N 45.686245°E / 35.116258; 45.686245
Country	Iraq
Autonomous region	Kurdistan
Governorate	Sulaymaniyah Governorate
District	Darbandokeh District

Darbandikhan (Kurdish: دەربەندیخان, romanized: Derbendîxan)^[1][2] is a town in the governorate of Sulaimaniyah in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is situated within the area of autonomy for the Kurdistan region of Iraq, inhabited by the majority of the Kurds. Darbandikhan is located close to Darbandikhan Lake (35°09′09″N 45°47′42″E / 35.152477°N 45.795021°E / 35.152477; 45.795021), and on the border with Diyala Province. It has a population of 45,500 as of 2018.