Ranya
Ranya
ڕانیە (Kurdish) | |
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Town | |
View of Ranya | |
Ranya Location within the Kurdistan Region | |
| Coordinates: 36°15′18″N 44°53′01″E / 36.25500°N 44.88361°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Autonomous region | Kurdistan Region |
| Governorate | Sulaymaniyah Governorate |
| District | Ranya District |
| Elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 257,577 |
| Time zone | +3 |
| Website | raparin.gov.krd |
Ranya (Sorani Kurdish: ڕانیە, romanized: Ranye, Arabic: رانية) is a town located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and is part of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate. The town and its inhabitants are well known for their involvement in the 1991 Uprising (Kurdish: Raperîn) against Ba'athist Iraq .