Dohuk Province

Dohuk Province دهوك / Dihok Duhok Govrenorate
Province
Destricts an sub destricts.
Coordinates: 37°3′N 43°9′E / 37.050°N 43.150°E / 37.050; 43.150
Kintra	Iraq
Region	Iraqi Kurdistan
Caipital	Dohuk
Area
• Total	6553 km2 (2,530 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	958,201

Dohuk ([دهوك Dahūk] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Kurdish: Dihok‎) is ane o the 18 provinces o Iraq. It is in the north o the kintra in the autonomous region o Iraqi Kurdistan. Its caipital is the ceety o Dohuk. It an aa includes the ceety o Zakho, which haes at various times served as a checkpoint for the border wi Turkey. Prior tae 1976 it wis pairt o Ninawa Province, which wis cried Mosul Province.