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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.