Mergasor District
قەزای مێرگەسۆر
Qezaya Mêrgesorê
Districts of Erbil Governorate (as of 2012)
Districts of Erbil Governorate (as of 2012)
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan
GovernorateErbil Governorate
SeatMergasor
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Mergasor District (Sorani Kurdish: قەزای مێرگەسۆر, romanized: Qezay Mêrgesor; Arabic: قضاء ميركسور) is a district in northern Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan Region.

Geography

The district encompasses the five subdistricts Barzan, Goratu, Ble, Piran and Shirawan Mezn, with a total of 252 villages.[1] It is located in the north of Erbil Governorate, close to the Iranian and the Turkish border.[2][3]

Demographics

Mergasor District is populated by different Kurdish tribes including the Barzani, Herki and the Mizûrî. Moreover, there is one Assyrian village named Bedyal. Religiously, the district is around 99.9% Muslim and 0.1% Christian.[1]

Demographics

References

  1. 1 2 "قه‌زای مێرگه‌سۆر" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. MIRGASOR. "هزة ارضية تضرب قضاء ميركة سور شمال اربيل". Rudaw (in Arabic).
  3. Mirgasor. "Unbelievable Kurdistan - Official Tourism Site of Kurdistan". bot.gov.krd.
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