Mergasor District

Mergasor District (Sorani Kurdish: قەزای مێرگەسۆر, romanized: Qezay Mêrgesor; Arabic: قضاء ميركسور) is a district in northern Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan Region.

Mergasor District قەزای مێرگەسۆر Qezaya Mêrgesorê
District
Districts of Erbil Governorate (as of 2012)
Country	Iraq
Autonomous region	Kurdistan
Governorate	Erbil Governorate
Seat	Mergasor
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)

Geography

The district encompasses the five subdistricts Barzan, Goratu, Ble, Piran and Shirawan Mezn, with a total of 252 villages.^[1] It is located in the north of Erbil Governorate, close to the Iranian and the Turkish border.^[2][3]

Demographics

Mergasor District is populated by different Kurdish tribes including the Barzani, Herki and the Mizûrî. Moreover, there is one Assyrian village named Bedyal. Religiously, the district is around 99.9% Muslim and 0.1% Christian.^[1]

Demographics

Mount Butin, Pendro