Businesses in Zakho

Categories in Zakho

Auto Parts Store Car Accessories Store Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Mechanic New car dealers Tire Shop Commercial Printer Electrical Appliance Wholesaler Factory Equipment Supplier Furniture Maker Goldsmith Import Export Company Wholesalers Baby Clothing Store Clothing stores Jewelers and watches Men's clothing Shoe stores Women's clothing Internet Service Provider Mobile phone stores Telephone Company Churches Civil Police Community Center Government Office Mosques Non-Profit Organization Post Office State Police Cell phone accessory store Electronics Store Mobile Phone Repair Shop Phone Repair Service Building Materials Store Construction of buildings Construction of houses Electrical Supply Store Home Goods Store Housing Development Paint Store Woodworker College Education Education Center Elementary School High School Middle School University Libraries Photographer Photography Studio Photo Lab Stadiums and arenas Tourist Attraction Wedding Photographer Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Cafes Cafeteria Candy stores Coffee Shop Dessert Buffet Family Restaurant Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Nut Store Pizza Restaurants Furniture stores Nurseries and garden supplies Tailor Banks Cemetery Dental Clinic Dentists Hospitals Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Business Center Apartment Building Apartment Complex Condominium Complex Housing Complex Real Estate Agency Baby Store Book stores and newsstands Clothes Market Computer stores Convenience stores Cosmetics Store Department stores General Store Gift Shop Jeweler Market Perfume Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Shopping other Supermarket Tobacco Shop Toy Store Gym Public parks Soccer Field Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Transportation Service Travel Agency Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Zakho

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	184
Restaurants	131
Education	109
Grocery stores and supermarkets	103
Electronics stores	70
Apartments	62
Cafes	61
Clothing stores	56
Mosques	50
Public administration	42
Gas station	42
Barbers	41
Other accommodation	38
Beauty salons	36
Mobile phone stores	36
Corporate management	35
Car repair	33
Pharmacies and drug stores	33

Zakho Facts

Area	1439.8 km²
Population	822,885
Male Population	416,835 (50.7%)
Female Population	406,050 (49.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+2509.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+314.1%
Median Age	19 years (Male: 18.7, Female: 19.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$9,604 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Taxe Kesta, Taxe Brayety, Duhok, Taxe Muhabad, Taxe Baderkhan
Local Time
Timezone	Arabian Standard Time
Lat & Lng	37.14871, 42.68591
Postal Codes	42002

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Zakho Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	31,533	95,192	198,738	579,801	822,885	1,091,734	1,418,031
Population Density	21.9 / km²	66.1 / km²	138 / km²	402.7 / km²	571.5 / km²	758.3 / km²	984.9 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zakho Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 314.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Zakho	+2509.6%	+764.4%	+314.1%
Dohuk Governorate	—	—	—
Iraq	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zakho Median Age

Median Age: 19 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Zakho	19 yrs	19.3 yrs	18.7 yrs
Dohuk Governorate	19 yrs	19.4 yrs	18.7 yrs
Iraq	19 yrs	19.4 yrs	18.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Zakho Population Density

Population Density: 572 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Zakho	822,885	1,439.8 km²	572 / km²
Dohuk Governorate	1.6 million	6,579.6 km²	245 / km²
Iraq	36.4 million	437,126.8 km²	83.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zakho Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1970 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Zakho

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Zakho

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Zakho Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,042	$3,936	$7,652	$5,690	$6,707	$9,259	$9,103	$9,604
Total GDP	$574M	$523.8M	$1.5B	$1.7B	$2.6B	$5.4B	$7.2B	$8.4B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Zakho CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Zakho	3,045,093 tn	3.7 tn	2,115 tons/km²
Dohuk Governorate	5,954,452 tn	3.7 tn	905 tons/km²
Iraq	134,886,662 tn	3.71 tn	308.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Zakho CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	3,045,093 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.7 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,115 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/10/19	10:56 AM	4.3	61.1 km	10,000 m	33km NE of Sinah, Iraq	usgs.gov
11/22/18	5:50 AM	4.1	27 km	10,000 m	1km SW of Yenikoy, Turkey	usgs.gov
1/23/16	7:53 AM	4.3	99.4 km	10,910 m	8km NNE of Begendik, Turkey	usgs.gov
2/4/15	2:48 AM	4	95.6 km	6,000 m	7km ENE of Begendik, Turkey	usgs.gov
8/2/13	1:10 AM	4.2	92.3 km	10,130 m	17km E of Qada' Talkif, Iraq	usgs.gov
3/13/13	6:23 AM	4.3	78.4 km	28,200 m	28km ENE of Qada' Talkif, Iraq	usgs.gov
3/11/13	2:57 PM	4.9	85.7 km	7,000 m	35km NE of Qada' Talkif, Iraq	usgs.gov
9/13/12	2:42 AM	4.5	88.7 km	9,100 m	Iraq	usgs.gov
9/12/12	11:29 PM	4.3	83.7 km	9,300 m	Turkey-Iraq border region	usgs.gov
8/5/12	8:37 PM	5	39.1 km	17,500 m	Turkey-Syria-Iraq border region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Zakho

Zakho (Kurdish: Zaxo‎, ; زاخۆ, Arabic: زاخو‎; Syriac: ܙܟܼܘ‎; Zāḫū) is a city, centre of the eponymous Zakho District of the Dohuk Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan, located a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border. The city has a population of 350..

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