1. UNIVERSITY OF SULAIMANI
FACULTI OF ENGINEERING
ARCHITECTURAL DEPARTMENT
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TRADETIONAL CITY CENTER OF
SULAIMANI
PAST AND PRESENT
Assistant. Prof. Dr. Amjad M. A. Qaradaghi
Architect, Urban & Regional Planner
2. SLAIMANI LOCATION IN IRAQ:
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Sulaymānīyah; Arabic: مانىًيسل )السليمانية is a city in the east of Iraqi Kurdistan. It is situated
in the northeast of Iraq, and is the capital of Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It served as the
historic capital of the Kurdish principality of Baban from 1784 to 1850.
7. A SHORT HISTORY OF SLAIMANI CITY:
In 1784 Ibrahim Pasha Baban , the prominent prince of Baban principality laid down the
foundation stone of a new city which became the new capital of the principality after
wards which named Slemany.
The new city built up around the residence of Mahmoud Pasha Baban, Ibrahim Pasha's
uncle which was and still called Sara.
The first area have been built were near to the tiny village called Malkandi started
building a number of houses, public baths , mosque and some shops at the same
time encouraged the inhabitants around to settle in the newly built city.
After the expansion of the city which has special and unique characters comprising a
variety of elements in 1925 municipality directorate divided Slemany city into the
following districts:
1. Malkandi.
2. Chwarbakh
3. Dargazen.
4. Goizha.
5. Sarshaqam.
6. Kaneskan.
7. Julakan.
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8. Over many years now ,because of different strategy these parts of the city became
city centers, mixed with many activities and very crowded area which is the historic
urban fabric to be subject to demolishing day after days.and we are lossinge some
part of our calture identity .
Beside all of these still there are many historical elements which are deserve to
preserved as identity for our culture in the past.
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Preserving Heritage and development of old city has been established
on May 2006 under the direct supervision of Suleimany municipality
directorate, and started working on Oct. 2006 continuing it's duties up
to date.
22. HERITAGE BUILDING IN CITY CENTER
Parki Azadi
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Shorsh 101
Chwar Bakh 401
Sharawani 407
Slaimani New 209
Grdi Joga 207
Azadi 216
Ebrahi Ahmad
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Malkandi 206 Goizha 208
Sabunkaran
204
Shekhan 203
Kani Askan 205
Sarshaqam 302
Dargazen
202
Jwlakan 310
Tanjaro 314
Zmnako
308
Khabat 306
Rozh Halat 305
Rozh Halat 309
Saiwan 301
Mama Yara
307
Bazrgani 201
Wais 402
Khabat 304
( Sulamani Old City )
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Head of Dep. : Architect (Bahar Abdulla Mahmud)
Drawn by : Architect (Ako Mustafa R. )
Prepared by : Architects of Old City Dep.
Directorate of Slemani Municipality - Old City Dep.
Slemani Heritage Building Guide Scale :1/10000
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Old City Layout
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23. MALKANDI LAND USE
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Commercial Building
Residential Building
School Building
Religious Building
Parking Area
Medical Building
Heritage Building
Service Building
Industrial Building
Green Area
Mixed use (Residential - Commercial)
Vacant Land /Used For Parking
Malkandi
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24. FIRST SET OF HERITAGE BUILDING IN MALKANDI
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First Set of Heritage Buildings in City Center (Malkandi Quarter)
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1: Wahabi Mast
2: Soran Hause
3: Pirmansur Hause
4: Mirza Fatah
5: Tofiqe Qazaz
6: Sofy karim
7: Arfy Aza darwesh
8: Ahmed Bagy Saheb Kran
9: Muhammedy Dgl
10: Fro ali Abdulla
11: Sdiq jarah
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Malkandi , 11 houses.
26. EXISTING BUILDING HEIGHTS IN MALKANDI
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3 - 4 Floors
1 - 2 Floors
5 - 6 Floors
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Existing Building Heights In City Center (Malkandi Quarter)
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27. SHEKHAN HERITAGE AND RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS
SHEKHAN , 3/180 HOUSES
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28. LAND USE
COMMERCIAL LAND USE
Shakhan
Commercial Building
Residential Building
Religious Building
Parking Area
Heritage Building
Vecant Land
Green Area
Mixed use (Residential - Commercial)
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Store
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29. SABUNKARAN LAND
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SABUNKARAN , 29/445
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Sabunkaran
Store
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Bath
Commercial Building
Residential Building
School Building
Religious Building
Parking Area
Medical Building
Heritage Building
Service Building
Industrial Building
Green Area
Mixed use (Residential - Commercial)
Vacant Land / Used For Parking
Craft workshop
Bus station
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30. DARGAZEN LAND USE
Dargazen , 10 houses
Commercial Building
Residential Building
School Building
Religious Building
Parking Area
Medical Building
Heritage Building
Service Building
Industrial Building
Green Area
Mixed use (Residential - Commercial)
Vacant Land / Used For Parking
Craft workshop
Bus station
Store
Administration
Bath
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31. JULAKAN LAND USE
julakan , 4
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Commercial Building
Residential Building
School Building
Religious Building
Parking Area
Medical Building
Heritage Building
Service Building
Industrial Building
Green Area
Mixed use (Residential - Commercial)
Vacant Land / Used For Parking
Craft workshop
Bus station
Store
Administration
Bath
Sarshaqam 302
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33. Number of houses in the heritage city center: about 4000 houses.
Number of heritage building s (according to the municipality of Sulaimani): 84
The ratio of existing heritage building among all the building in the city
center is about 2%.
Malkandi , 11
Kaneskan , 8
Sabunkaran , 29/445
Shekhan , 3/180
Dargazen , 10
julakan , 4
Sarshqam 15
Bazrgani 4
The area of the traditional city center is about :1400000m2
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