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Hamrin is a town in northern Iraq which sits on the western shore of a man-made lake of the same name, both of which are at the southern extreme of the Hamrin Mountains. Hamrin is home to approximately 25,000 people. Most revenue comes from fishing and subsistence agriculture.

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-'''Hamrin''' is also the name of a small [[town]] which sits on the western shore of a man-made lake of the same name, both of which are at the southern extreme of the Jebel Hamrin, or Hamrin Mountains. Hamrin is home to approximately 12,000 people most of whom are [[Sunni]] [[Arabs]], although there are sizeable minorities of [[Shia]] Muslims, as well as ethnic [[Kurds]] and [[Turkomen]].  Most revenue comes from fishing and subsistence agriculture, and unemployment is estimated at approximately 70%.  In stark contrast to its neighbors, there is little threat from terrorists or insurgents in Hamrin and its people cooperate with the [[Iraqi security forces]] and the [[US Army]].
+'''Hamrin''' is a [[town]] in northern [[Iraq]] which sits on the western shore of a man-made lake of the same name, both of which are at the southern extreme of the [[Hamrin Mountains]]. Hamrin is home to approximately 25,000 people.  Most revenue comes from fishing and [[subsistence agriculture]].
 ==See also==
+*[[Lake Hamrin]]
-*'''[[Hamrin Mountains]]''' is a [[mountain]] range in [[Iraq]] that extend from [[Diyala Governorate|Diyala]] [[province]], 60 km east of [[Baghdad]], and borders on [[Iran]] and extend to [[oil]] rich city of [[Kirkuk]], 260 km north of Baghdad. [[longitude]] about 43.64639.
-*'''[[Lake Hamrin]]''' is name of a lake in eastern Iraq.
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