Mergasor District

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

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] Mergasor District is populated by different Kurdish tribes including the Barzani, Herki and the Mizûrî.

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