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Old French document shows population of
Iraqi Kurdistan region in 1945
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June
29, 2009
SULAIMANIYAH,
Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — PUKmedia website
published important document, which was preserved in
the French military archive. The document includes
information about the population of Kurdistan region
in 1945, where Kirkuk Province is listed within the
areas of Kurdistan region.
At that time, the people of Kurdistan region were
1.250.000 citizens in the Kurdish areas. This
document includes in its 9 pages the number of the
region’s population,www.ekurd.net
their distribution and a
study regarding the economic and political issues.
Below is the full text of
the document:
Beirut September 28th, 1945
Iraqi Kurdistan
Below are some paragraphs from a study regarding the
Kurds of Iraq, which was written by a Kurdish from
Sulaimaniyah:
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The French document includes information about the
population of Kurdistan region in 1945, where Kirkuk
Province is listed within the areas of Kurdistan
region. |
The Population of Iraqi Kurds:
The number of Kurds in Iraq reaches about 1.250.000
citizens in the provinces of Sulaimaniyah,www.ekurd.net
Kirkuk and Erbil. Three
quarters of Mosul and a quarter of Diyala Provinces’
population are Kurds.
Baghdad, especially, includes a large number of
Kurds.
Those Kurds are distributed as follows:
Provinces
Sulaimaniyah:
Urban: 250.000 citizens
Nomad: 40.000 citizens
Kirkuk:
Urban: 300.000 citizens
Nomad: 20.000 citizens
Erbil:
Urban: 200.000 citizens
Nomad: 40.000 citizens
Mosul:
Urban: 300.000 citizens
Nomad: 15.000 citizens
Diyala:
Urban: 750.000 citizens
Nomad: 10.000 citizens
Major Kurdish cities are:
Sulaimaniyah Province:
Sulaimaniyah: 35.000 citizens
Halabja: 10.000 citizens
Penjwin: 5.000 citizens
Qala Diza: 5.000 citizens
Chwarta: 5.000 citizens
Kirkuk Province:
Kirkuk: 75.000 citizens
Kifri: 10.000 citizens
Chamchamal: 8.000 citizens
Daquq: 5.000 citizens
Doz Khormato: 6.000 citizens
Erbil Province:
Erbil: 35.000 citizens
Koysanjaq: 20.000 citizens
Ranya: 5.000 citizens
Makhmour: 10.000 citizens
Rawanduz: 10.000 citizens
Zibar: 10.000 citizens
Mosul Province:
Zakho: 20.000 citizens
Amadiya: 10.000 citizens
Sinjar: 10.000 citizens
Shekhan: 5.000 citizens
Diyala Province:
Khanaqin: 15.000 citizens
Mandali: 10.000 citizens
Shahraban: 5.000 citizens
Reported by Khalid Essa (PUKmedia-Arabic
version), Translated by: Haider al-Bayati
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