Soran (district)
Encyclopedia
Soran is an area in Iraqi Kurdistan
bordering Iran
and Turkey
. Its main city is also called Soran, although the town of Rawanduz is better known outside of the region . According to Kurdistan television, citing an official in the town of Soran, the population of the region is estimated to be over 400,000.
Kurdish settlement in the region dates back prior to the establishment of the Sassanid empire
. King Ardashir I of Persia mentioned the region in 224 during his battle against the Median king Madig
.
A major Kurdish dialect (Sorani) is named after the region.
One of the Kurdish principality named as the Soran lordship ruled, for some years, in the 19th century, one of the famous kings was Pasha Kora (\Blind king). They went to war with the Ottoman empire and also the Baban lordship.
. Formerly it was at Diyana, however due to the growth of the population over the past fifteen years, it was moved.
There are four sub-districts in Soran, being Diyana, Khalifan, Rawanduz and Sidekan
.
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
bordering Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Its main city is also called Soran, although the town of Rawanduz is better known outside of the region . According to Kurdistan television, citing an official in the town of Soran, the population of the region is estimated to be over 400,000.
Kurdish settlement in the region dates back prior to the establishment of the Sassanid empire
Sassanid Empire
The Sassanid Empire , known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr and Ērān in Middle Persian and resulting in the New Persian terms Iranshahr and Iran , was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty from 224 to 651...
. King Ardashir I of Persia mentioned the region in 224 during his battle against the Median king Madig
Madig
Madig was an ancient Iranian king thought to be of Kurdish ethnicity in present-day northern Iraq.He is mentioned in a historical text called the Book of the Deeds of Ardashir son of Babak ....
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A major Kurdish dialect (Sorani) is named after the region.
One of the Kurdish principality named as the Soran lordship ruled, for some years, in the 19th century, one of the famous kings was Pasha Kora (\Blind king). They went to war with the Ottoman empire and also the Baban lordship.
Sub-Districts
Soran District is similar to a county, and the seat of government for Soran District is at the Town of SoranTown of Soran
Diana is a village in Erbil Governorate, northern Iraq. Diana is the capital of Soran district which has a population of approximately 125,000, of which 64% were refugees who returned to Iraq within the last ten years...
. Formerly it was at Diyana, however due to the growth of the population over the past fifteen years, it was moved.
There are four sub-districts in Soran, being Diyana, Khalifan, Rawanduz and Sidekan
Sidekan
Sidekan also called Bradost, a vast sub-district belongs to Soran District north of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, with 250 villages, and population of less than 15000...
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