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Darbandikhan
دەربەندیخان Derbendîxan | |
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Town | |
| Nickname: Darban | |
  Darbandikhan Location of Darbandikhan, Iraq  Darbandikhan Darbandikhan (Iraq) | |
| Coordinates: 35°06′59″N 45°41′10″E / 35.116258°N 45.686245°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Autonomous region |  Kurdistan |
| Governorate | Sulaymaniyah Governorate |
| District | Darbandokeh District |
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Darbandikhan (Kurdish: دەربەندیخان, romanized: Derbendîxan)[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), and on the border with Diyala Province. It has a population of 45,500 as of 2018.