Talk:Erbil Governorate

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The result of the move request was: page moved per request. - GTBacchus^(talk) 22:07, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Erbil Governorate → Arbil Governorate – per WP:COMMONNAME

GeoNames Search is not almighty. Because Dahūk, Dūhak are not common name in English sources. But it's helpful.

According to GeoNames Search:

as first-order administrative division

Arbīl, Muḩāfaz̧at (Approved), Arbīl (Short), Muḩāfaz̧at (Generic), محافظة اربيل (Native Script), اربيل (Short), محافظة (Generic), Arbīl (Variant), Erbil (Variant), Hawler (Variant), Hewlêr (Variant), Irbīl (Variant), Irbīl, Liwā’ (Variant), Irbīl, Muḩāfaz̧at (Variant), هەولێر (Variant Native Script)

According to google books:

-- Takabeg (talk) 09:16, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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