Chamchamal
Çemçemal
Town
چەمچەماڵ
Chamchamal is located in Iraqi Kurdistan
Chamchamal
Chamchamal
Chamchamal is located in Iraq
Chamchamal
Chamchamal
Coordinates: 35°32′0″N 44°50′0″E / 35.53333°N 44.83333°E / 35.53333; 44.83333
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan Region
ProvinceSulaymaniyah Governorate
Population
 (2018)
 • Total65,300

Chamchamal (Kurdish: چه‌مچه‌ماڵ, romanized: Çemçemal,[1][2] Arabic: جمجمال) is a town located in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Controlled by Kurdistan, it is the town which is nearest located to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq. Chamchamal is home to the Gorani-speaking Hamawand tribe.[3]

Population and location

The city is a 30 minutes drive east from Kirkuk and an hour west of Sulaymaniyah.[4] The population was 58,000 in 2003.[4] The population in 2018 was 65,300 people, including Arabs.

History

The city has a historic citadel, and early Western observers of the region speculated that it has been inhabited since the Sassanid period.[5] The Chamchamal valley is also home to important paleolithic sites of Jarmo and Zarzi.[6]

Climate

Climate data for Chamchamal
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5) 		12.2
(54.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		22.6
(72.7) 		30.1
(86.2) 		36.7
(98.1) 		40.4
(104.7) 		40.2
(104.4) 		36.2
(97.2) 		29.5
(85.1) 		20.1
(68.2) 		13.0
(55.4) 		25.7
(78.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3) 		2.5
(36.5) 		6.0
(42.8) 		10.6
(51.1) 		15.8
(60.4) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.7
(76.5) 		20.3
(68.5) 		14.9
(58.8) 		8.6
(47.5) 		3.3
(37.9) 		12.8
(55.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 126
(5.0) 		104
(4.1) 		108
(4.3) 		60
(2.4) 		29
(1.1) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		5
(0.2) 		47
(1.9) 		86
(3.4) 		565
(22.2)
Source: Climate-data.org

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "نووسینگه‌ی پاسپۆرت له‌ قه‌زای چه‌مچه‌ماڵ ده‌كرێته‌وه‌". www.peyam.net (in Kurdish).
  2. ^ "Li Çemçemal û Silêmaniyeyê çalakiyên ciwanan -NÛ BÛ". ANF News (in Kurdish). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Country Policy and Information Note Iraq: Blood feuds". 2017. p. 9. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Letter From Chamchamal, Iraq — March 17, 2003". Poynter. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  5. ^ "Historic landmarks under threat in Chamchamal, Iraqi Kurdistan". ekurd.net. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  6. ^ (UNESCO), Sanz, Nuria (2015-09-07). Human origin sites and the World Heritage Convention in Eurasia. UNESCO Publishing. ISBN 9789231001079.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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