Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan[1] (Kurdish: باشووری کوردستان, romanized: Başûrê Kurdistanê)[2][3][4] refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in West Asia, which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdistan), northern Syria (Western Kurdistan), and northwestern Iran (Eastern Kurdistan).[5][6] Much of the geographical and cultural region of Iraqi Kurdistan is part of the Kurdistan Region (KRI), an autonomous region recognized by the Constitution of Iraq.[7] As with the rest of Kurdistan, and unlike most of the rest of Iraq, the region is inland and mountainous.[8]
This article is about the Kurdish region of Iraq. For the autonomous entity, see Kurdistan Region.Economy
The provinces of Duhok, Erbil and Sulaymanyah are rich in agricultural lands. Wheat and other cereals are grown there.[19] Most of the areas are rainfed, but there are also some smaller irrigation systems in place.[19] Tourism is another branch which draws the attention of the KRI,[20] which achieved the declaration of Erbil as the Tourism Capital by the Arab Council of Tourism in 2014.[21]