Duhok
Dohuk Dihok | |
|---|---|
 Skyline of Dohuk. | |
| Country |  Kurdistan [1] |
| Governorate | Dohuk Governorate |
| District | Dohuk District |
| Subdistrict | Dohuk Subdistrict |
| Elevation | 1,854 ft (565 m) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
• Total | 350,000 |
| Postcode | 42001 |
| Website | http://www.duhokgov.org/ |
Dohuk (also spelled Duhok, Dahuk, Dihok etc.; Template:Lang-ku, Dihok, Dahūk; Template:Lang-syr Nohadrā) is the capital of Dohuk Governorate in Iraq and part of Iraqi Kurdistan, with a population reaching to 280,000 inhabitants, mostly consisting of Kurds, with a significant Assyrian population. The city is encircled by mountains along the Tigris river. Dohuk has a growing tourist industry, its population having increased rapidly since the 1990s as the rural population moved to the cities. The University of Dohuk, founded in 1992, is a renowned center for teaching and research in Dohuk.
History
The rise of the city began in 1236, when Hasan Beg Saifadin joined the Kurdish Badinan principality. 1842, the principality was dissolved by the Ottomans and connected to the city of Mosul.[3]
In 1898 there were according to a report eleven small and private schools in the city, two Christian and two Jewish schools. 1920 there were in all of Iraq only five primary schools that were accessible for girls, and one of them was in Dohuk.
From 22 to 24 September 2005 Dohuk held a cultural festival that was for the first time in Dohuk to which Kurdish writers from all countries were invited. In 2014 the city was used to house many Yazidi and Christian refugees who are escaping the advance of the Islamic State.[4]
Educational institutions
List of current higher educational institutions in Duhok is as below:
Sport
The city is home to several sporting clubs including Dohuk SC, a professional football club that plays in the Iraqi Premier League, its home stadium can hold up to 30,000 spectators. Another football team from the city is Zeravani Football Club which plays in the Kurdish Premier League. Dohuk also has a range of other sport clubs, notably the Duhok Basketball Club. Duhok SC basketball competes in the Iraqi Division I Basketball League and successfully came third in FIBA Asia Champions Cup in 2012.
Duhok SC football club won the Iraqi premier league championship In the 2009/2010 season beating Talaba SC 1–0 to become the champions for the first time.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as dry-summer subtropical (Csa). The temperatures are typical to the Mesopotamia region, with extremely hot summer temperatures and mild winter temperatures. Precipitation falls in the cooler months.
| Climate data for Dohuk, Iraq | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
27 (81) |
30 (86) |
34 (93) |
42 (108) |
44 (111) |
48 (118) |
49 (120) |
45 (113) |
39 (102) |
31 (88) |
24 (75) |
49 (120) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11 (52) |
14 (57) |
19 (66) |
24 (75) |
32 (90) |
38 (100) |
42 (108) |
41 (106) |
37 (99) |
29 (84) |
20 (68) |
13 (55) |
27 (80) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
10 (50) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
25 (77) |
31 (88) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
29 (84) |
22 (72) |
14 (57) |
9 (48) |
21 (69) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
5 (41) |
9 (48) |
13 (55) |
18 (64) |
23 (73) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
21 (70) |
15 (59) |
8 (46) |
6 (43) |
15 (58) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4 (25) |
−6 (21) |
−1 (30) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
17 (63) |
11 (52) |
4 (39) |
−2 (28) |
−2 (28) |
−6 (21) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 101 (4.0) |
120 (4.7) |
111 (4.4) |
70 (2.8) |
38 (1.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
10 (0.4) |
57 (2.2) |
108 (4.3) |
616 (24.3) |
| Average precipitation days | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — |
| Average snowy days | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 53 | 46 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 42 | 62 | 34 |
| Source 1: My Forecast[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Levoyageur for rainfall[6] | |||||||||||||
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References
- ^ http://krg.org/articles/detail.asp?lngnr=12&smap=03010300&rnr=140&anr=23911
- ^ http://www.uod.ac/en/duhokcity
- ^ http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/bahdinan-kurdish-region-river-dialect-group-and-amirate>
- ^ http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2014/09/iraq-exodus-201493132419188566.html>
- ^ "Dahuk, Iraq Climate". My Forecast. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ^ "Climate, weather, temperatures - City : DUHOK". Levoyageur. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
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