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                   Education

                   Education  in  Sulaimaniyah,  just  like  in  other  places  in  Iraq,  is  free  starting  from
                   primary school  till  university graduation.  Sulaimaniyah  has more  than  600  primary
                   school; 310 secondary school; more than 15 vocational institutes and the University of
                   Sulaimaniyah which was established in 1968 using Arabic and English languages in
                   teaching. It was transferred to Irbil under the name of Saladin University and the new
                   University of Sulaimaniyah has  been inaugurated in 1991 which teaches in  Arabic,
                   English and Kurdish as well. In 2007 The American University at Sulaimaniyah, the
                   first University of International teaching has been inaugurated. It teaches in English
                   and includes 6 private Colleges.

                   Health
                   Province  of  Sulaimaniyah  has  50  hospitals  and  502  medical  center  all  over  its
                   outskirts and districts.


                   Tourist Sites

                   Serchenar summer resort:
                   Serchenar summer resort is 5 km away from the center of
                   Sulaimaniyah city. It is rich in trees, lot of water, and wide
                   shaded areas. This summer resort has the hotel of Serchenar
                   in addition to many tourist houses, a number of hotels and
                   coffee  shops  ready  to  welcome  tourists  and  provide
                   services. There  are  also  Luna parks  and  big  entertainment
                   gardens.


                   Dokan Lake:
                   This  lake  is  71  km  from  the  center  of  the  province  of
                   Sulaimaniyah, 141 km from the city of Kirkuk. It has been
                   established near the Dam of Dokan on the Minor Zab. For
                   the ease of tourist, an integrated vast tourist complex, game
                   hall,  coffee  shops,  and  a  modern  market  have  been
                   established to help people get their food. There are playing
                   areas for adults and children, a pool, and boats marina too.


                   Ahmed Awa waterfalls:
                   These are 75 km to the east of Sulaimaniyah, parallelizing
                   the Iranian borders. This spot is regarded as a border point
                   between  Iraq  and  Iran,  as  the  distance  from  there  to  the
                   Iranian  borders  is  only  half  an  hour  by  car.  The  area  is
                   2.000m above the sea level. The summer resort is  situated
                   amidst  high  mountain  series.  It  is  regarded  as  one  of  the
                   most important sites in the city.
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