Kalar, Iraq

Kalar کەلار Kelar
City
The view of Kalar from Sherwana Castle
Kalar Kalar in Iraq
Coordinates: 34°37′45″N 45°19′20″E / 34.62917°N 45.32222°E / 34.62917; 45.32222
Country	Iraq
Autonomous Region	Kurdistan Region
Governorate	Sulaymaniyah
District	Kalar
Elevation	200−255[2] m (758 ft)
Population [3]
• Total	250,000[1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (UTC+3)

Kalar (Arabic: كلار; Sorani Kurdish: کەلار, romanized: Kelar)^[4][5] is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, it is the administrative center of the Garmian Region and is located on the west bank of the Sirwan (Diyala) river in Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It is located east of Kifri and west of the towns of Qasri Shirin and Sarpol Zahab, located in Kermanshah.^[6]