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Soran
قەزای سۆران | |
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District | |
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| Coordinates: 36°47′20″N 44°36′15″E / 36.78889°N 44.60417°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | |
| Governorate | Erbil Governorate |
| Seat | Diana |
Soran (Kurdish: قەزای سۆران,[1] Arabic: قضاء سوران) is a district and an independent administration of the Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, in Iraq, bordering Iran and Turkey.[2] Its main city is Soran.
Soran District is similar to a county, and the seat of government is in Diana, having previously been in Rawandiz.
There were five sub-districts in Soran, being Mergasur, Diyana, Khalifan, Rawandiz and Sidekan.
Recently, however, Rawandiz became a separate district.