Sulaymaniyah

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1209

Global Rank

1.3

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

6.7%


Share

Iraq • MENA • Language power • Time zone Asia/Baghdad UTC+3

Population
1.1M
GDP
$5B
GDP per capita
$4,829
Land area
723 km² (279 mi²)
Density
1,461/km² (3,784/mi²)

Primary city Sulaymaniyah

State / province As Sulaymaniyah

Language Kurdish

Sulaymaniyah metro area

35.56, 45.43
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Cultural Events.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Halabja Chemical Attack (1988)

Halabja • Historical Event

Languages of Sulaymaniyah

Kurdish first in As Sulaymaniyah; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoKurdish
AdministrativeKurdish
NationalArabic
NationalKurdish
English reach, As Sulaymaniyah
35%
Tier 3 country

Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Sulaimaniyah International Airport

Sulaymaniyah • 4 - Regional