Halabja Governorate

Halabja Governorate
Governorate
Kurdish: پارێزگای هەڵەبجە
Arabic: محافظة حلبجة
Flag of Halabja Governorate
Flag
Official seal of Halabja Governorate
Seal
Location of the Halabja Governorate (red)

– in Iraq (red, beige & light grey)
– in the Kurdistan Region  (red & beige)

Halabja Governorate within Kurdistan Region[2]
Halabja Governorate within Kurdistan Region[2]
Coordinates: 35°12′N 46°00′E / 35.2°N 46.0°E / 35.2; 46.0
Country Iraq (Not officially recognized)[1]
Semi-autonomous region Kurdistan Region
CapitalHalabja
Government
 • GovernorAzad Tofiq[3]
 • Vice GovernorKawa Ali
Area
 • Total889 km2 (343 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total140,000+
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/parezgayhlabja/

Halabja Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای ھەڵەبجە, romanized: Parêzgay Helebceyê,[4][5] Arabic: محافظة حلبجة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Ḥalabja) is a governorate in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The governorate was established in 2014, splitting off from Sulaymaniyah Governorate and becoming the fourth governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.[6][7] Its capital is the city of Halabja. Halabja Governorate is the least populated governorate.

Although officially recognized by Kurdistan Regional Government, the Iraqi government has not officially recognized it due to postponing of the hearing regarding its status multiple times by the Council of Representatives of Iraq, which is the only legislature in Iraq capable of declaring it as such.[8][9][1][10]

  1. ^ a b "Halabja Governorate Push: Local Leader Renews Call for Official Recognition". Shafaq News. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ^ "Map of area of Kurdistan Region & its Governorates". www.krso.net.
  3. ^ "PUK official Azad Tofiq sworn in as governor of Halabja province". www.nrttv.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  4. ^ "Iraqê Helebce weke parêzgeh hesab kir". Rûdaw (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. ^ "وادەی كردنەوەی ژووری بازرگانیی پارێزگای هەڵەبجە ئاشكراكرا" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Iraqi Kurdistan government announces Halabja as its fourth province". Ekurd Daily. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  7. ^ Ottoway, Marina (4 March 2014). "Mission impossible". Foreign Policy. FP Group. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Iraqi parliament postpones vote on Halabja's ascension to province". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  9. ^ "Again, Iraqi parliament postpones voting on the establishment of Halabja governorate". Shafaq News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  10. ^ "البرلمان يؤجل مجددا التصويت على استحداث محافظة حلبجة". شفق نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-01-17.