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Sulaymaniyah

geographical name

Su·​lay·​ma·​ni·​yah ˌsü-lī-ˌmä-ˈnē-yə How to pronounce Sulaymaniyah (audio)
variants or Sulaimani or Sulaimania or Sulaymaniya or less commonly Slemani
city in the part of Kurdistan that is in Iraq population 723,000

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“Sulaymaniyah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sulaymaniyah. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.

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