As Sulaymaniyah Province
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As Sulaymaniyah (Arabic: السليمانية, Kurdish: Parêzgay Silêmanî) is a province in the east of Iraq. The capital is Sulaymaniyah. The area is 17,023 square kilometres (6,573 sq mi). Almost 1,800,000 people live there.
As Sulaymaniyah (Arabic: السليمانية, Kurdish: Parêzgay Silêmanî) is a province in the east of Iraq. The capital is Sulaymaniyah. The area is 17,023 square kilometres (6,573 sq mi). Almost 1,800,000 people live there.