Ranya ( ckb, ڕانیە, Ranye, ar, رانية) is a town in the
Kurdistan Region
Kurdistan Region ( ku, هەرێمی کوردستان, translit=Herêmî Kurdistan; ar, إقليم كردستان), abbr. KRI, is an autonomous region in Iraq comprising the four Kurdish-majority governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok ...
of
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
, and is part of the
Sulaymaniyah Governorate.
Geography and climate
Ranya City is located in the north east of the
Kurdistan Region
Kurdistan Region ( ku, هەرێمی کوردستان, translit=Herêmî Kurdistan; ar, إقليم كردستان), abbr. KRI, is an autonomous region in Iraq comprising the four Kurdish-majority governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok ...
of Iraq. Ranya is located on longitude (36, 28-36, 5) N and latitude (44, 60-44, 33) E. The Ranya District is surrounded by mountains, rivers, and Lake Dukan. The area of Ranya is 884 km2 and it includes five sub-districts: Ranya City, Chwarqurna, Hajiawa, Betwata, and Sarkapkan.
In Ranya, there is 900 to 1,050 ml of rainfall each year. There are four seasons in Ranya, which are affected by the Mediterranean Sea. Summer is hot and dry, while winter is considered the rain/snow
Notable places
* University of Raparin
* Darwaza Park
* Darband Bridge
* Lake Dukan
* Bitwen Hotel and Restaurant
* Historical Painting in Darband
* Grda Dema
* Shimshara Hill
*xabat forest
* Dole resort
*Raparin Monoment
*Kewarash Mountain
Sister cities
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Duluth
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,
Minnesota
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, United States of America
See also
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Kurdistan
Kurdistan ( ku, کوردستان ,Kurdistan ; lit. "land of the Kurds") or Greater Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo-cultural territory in Western Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages ...
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Kurds ug:كۇردلار
Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira ...
References
External links
Ranya Guide Raparin AdministratorUniversity of RaparinUoR Language and Development Center
{{Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Cities in Iraqi Kurdistan
Populated places in Sulaymaniyah Province
District capitals of Iraq
Kurdish settlements in Iraq