Chamchamal
Chamchamal (, ) is a town located in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The town is located close to the disputed territories of northern Iraq. Chamchamal is home to the Gorani-speaking Kurdish Hamawand tribe.
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Place details
- Locality
- چەمچەماڵ
- Region
- پارێزگای سلێمانی
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 42,593
- Timezone
- Asia/Baghdad
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Chamchamal (, ) is a town located in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The town is located close to the disputed territories of northern Iraq. Chamchamal is home to the Gorani-speaking Kurdish Hamawand tribe.
As part of the Ba'athist Arabization campaigns in northern Iraq, and the redrawing of provincial boundaries, Chamchamal became part of the Sulaymaniyah province.
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