Darbandikhan (Kurdish: دەربەندیخان, romanizedDerbendîxan)[1][2] is a town in the governorate of Sulaimaniyah in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is situated within the area of autonomy for the Kurdistan region of Iraq, inhabited by the majority of the Kurds. Darbandikhan is located close to Darbandikhan Lake (35°09′09″N 45°47′42″E / 35.152477°N 45.795021°E / 35.152477; 45.795021), and on the border with Diyala Province. It has a population of 45,500 as of 2018.

Darbandikhan
دەربەندیخان
Derbendîxan
Town
Nickname: 
Darban
Location of Darbandikhan has shown within the map of Iraq
Location of Darbandikhan has shown within the map of Iraq
Darbandikhan
Location of Darbandikhan, Iraq
Location of Darbandikhan has shown within the map of Iraq
Location of Darbandikhan has shown within the map of Iraq
Darbandikhan
Darbandikhan (Iraq)
Coordinates: 35°06′59″N 45°41′10″E / 35.116258°N 45.686245°E / 35.116258; 45.686245
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan
GovernorateSulaymaniyah Governorate
DistrictDarbandokeh District
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  1. ^ "کوردستانڕێگای سەرەكی دەربەندیخان دادەخرێت" (in Kurdish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "ERDHEJ - Bendava Derbendîxanê pêwîstî bi nûjenkirinê heye" (in Kurdish). 13 November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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