Akre

Akrê
ئاکرێ
City
Akre
Akrê is located in Iraq
Akrê
Akrê
location of Akre
Coordinates: 36°44′29″N 43°53′36″E / 36.74139°N 43.89333°E / 36.74139; 43.89333
Country Iraq
Autonomous RegionKurdistan Region
ProvinceDuhok Governorate
DistrictAkre District
Government
 • GovernorDalawar Bozo
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total212,000
Time zone+3

Akre (Kurdish: ئاکرێ, romanized: Akrê,[2][3] Arabic: عقرة,[4] Syriac: ܥܩܪ, romanizedAqra')[5] is a city located in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. it is part of the Duhok Governorate, Akre is known for its celebrations of Newroz.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Passport directorate in Zakho to open soon, save residents travel time". Kurdistan24. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Akrê- Ji ber bordûmana Tirkiyê 12 gund vala bûne". p. ku. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "ئاکرێ" (in Kurdish).
  4. ^ "رغم الجائحة.. نحو 700 ألف سائح دخلوا دهوك أغلبهم من بغداد ونينوى" (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ Thomas A. Carlson et al., “ʿAqra — ܥܩܪ ” in The Syriac Gazetteer last modified December 9, 2016, http://syriaca.org/place/25.
  6. ^ "Fire lights the way for Kurds in Akre 'Kurdistan's Newroz capital'". Rûdaw. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Kurdistan mountaineering festival returns to 'Newroz capital' Akre". Rûdaw. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Akre | Unbelievable Kurdistan - Official Tourism Site of Kurdistan". bot.gov.krd. Retrieved 2024-04-24.

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