Simele

Simele
سێمێل
Town
Semel in 2012
Location in Iraq
Simele (Iraq)
Coordinates: 36°51′30″N 42°51′0″E / 36.85833°N 42.85000°E / 36.85833; 42.85000
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan Region
GovernorateDohuk Governorate
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
71,557

Simele or Semel (Kurdish: سێمێل, romanizedSêmêl, Arabic: سميل, Syriac: ܣܡܠܐ) is a town located in the Dohuk province of Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The town is on the main road that connects the Kurdistan Region to its neighbor Turkey. It is 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Dohuk. The town had a population of 71,557 in July 2018.