Mergasor District (Sorani Kurdish: قەزای مێرگەسۆر, romanized: Qezay Mêrgesor; Arabic: قضاء ميركسور) is a district in northern Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan Region.
Mergasor District
قەزای مێرگەسۆر Qezaya Mêrgesorê | |
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Country | Iraq |
Autonomous region | Kurdistan |
Governorate | Erbil Governorate |
Seat | Mergasor |
Time zone | UTC 3 (AST) |
Geography
editThe district encompasses the five subdistricts Barzan, Goratu, Ble, Piran and Shirawan Mezn, with a total of 252 villages.[1] It is located in the north of Erbil Governorate, close to the Iranian and the Turkish border.[2][3]
Demographics
editMergasor District is populated by different Kurdish tribes including the Barzani, Herki and the Mizûrî. Moreover, there is one Assyrian village named Bedyal. Religiously, the district is around 99.9% Muslim and 0.1% Christian.[1]
Demographics
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References
edit- ^ a b "قهزای مێرگهسۆر" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ MIRGASOR. "هزة ارضية تضرب قضاء ميركة سور شمال اربيل". Rudaw (in Arabic).
- ^ Mirgasor. "Unbelievable Kurdistan - Official Tourism Site of Kurdistan". bot.gov.krd.