Chamchamal
Chamchamal
Çemçemal | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| چەمچەماڵ | |
Chamchamal | |
| Coordinates: 35°32′0″N 44°50′0″E / 35.53333°N 44.83333°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Autonomous region | Kurdistan Region |
| Province | Sulaymaniyah Governorate |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 173,000 |
Chamchamal (Kurdish: چهمچهماڵ, romanized: Çemçemal, Arabic: جمجمال) is a town located in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The town is located close to the disputed territories of northern Iraq. Chamchamal is home to the Gorani-speaking Kurdish Hamawand tribe.
As part of the Ba'athist Arabization campaigns in northern Iraq, and the redrawing of provincial boundaries, Chamchamal became part of the Sulaymaniyah province.