Chamchamal
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Chamchamal | |
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Town | |
Location in Iraq | |
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Country | Iraq |
Autonomous region | Kurdistan |
Province | Sulaymaniyah Governorate |
Chamchamal (Kurdish: Çemçemall چهمچهماڵ, Arabic جمجمال, ) is a Kurdish city located in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Population and location
The city is a 30 minutes drive east from Kirkuk and an hour west of Sulaymaniyah.[1] The population was 58,000 in 2003.[1] More recent reports cite a population of 250,000, including 25,000 Arabs.[2]
Language
Kurdish Sorani is spoken by most inhabitants.[citation needed]
History
The city has a historic citadel, and early Western observers of the region speculated that it has been inhabited since the Sassanid period.[3] The Chamchamal valley is also home to important paleolithic sites of Jarmo and Zarzi.[4]
References
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