Ranya District (, ) is a district of Sulaymaniyah Governorate,

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. Its capital is Ranya. The district has a population of 200,826.Inter-Agency Information and Analysis Unit : ''Sulaymaniyah Governorate Profile : July 2009''
Retrieved 6 July 2010 The district includes three towns, Çiwarqurne, Bêtwate and Hacî awa, and is the centre of the Bîtwên and Raperîn area. The region of Ranya has been inhabited since ancient times and is rich in archaeologic sites such as

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, Tell Bazmusian, Qalatga Darband, Girdedême, Kameryan and Boskin hills and Ranya castle. Its history as a district dates from the

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period in 1789 when the first district commissioner was appointed. The main tribes in Ranya are the Jaff, Bilbas, Ako and Shawri. The area is well known for its fertile soil. The principle crops are sunflowers, tobacco, rice, wheat and barley.

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Geography of Iraqi Kurdistan Districts of Sulaymaniyah Province 1942 establishments in Iraq Populated places established in 1942 {{Iraq-geo-stub

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