Chamchamal
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Chamchamal (Template:Langx,[1][2] Template:Langx) is a town located in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. it is the town which is nearest located to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq. Chamchamal is home to the Gorani-speaking Kurdish Hamawand tribe.[3]
Population and location
The city is a 30 minutes drive east from Kirkuk and an hour west of Sulaymaniyah.[4] The population was 58,000 in 2003.[4] The population in 2018 was 65,300 people, the vast majority being Kurds.
History
The city has a historic citadel, and early Western observers of the region speculated that it has been inhabited since the Sassanid period.[5] The Chamchamal valley is also home to important paleolithic sites of Jarmo and Zarzi.[6] The city broke away from Kirkuk Governorate in 1976 and was given to Sulaymaniyah Governorate.
Climate
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Notable people
- Thanun Pyriadi (born 1933), chemist, from Ali Mansour village
See also
- Garmekan (Sasanian province located in modern-day Kurdistan Region of Iraq)
- Garmian Region
- Beth Garmai
References
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