Coordinates: 34°47′37″N 44°39′56″E / 34.79361°N 44.66556°E / 34.79361; 44.66556

Sulaiman Bek

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Sulaiman Bek
Town
Coordinates: 34°47′37″N 44°39′56″E / 34.79361°N 44.66556°E / 34.79361; 44.66556
CountryFile:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
GovernorateSaladin Governorate
DistrictTooz District

Sulaiman Bek (Arabic: سليمان بيك), also spelled as Sulayman Beg[1][2] (Iraqi Turkmen: سلیمان بیگ, romanized: Süleyman Beg[3]) is a town in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, located some 170 km (105 mi) north of Baghdad.[4] It has a Sunni Arab majority and a population of around 30,000.[5] There also is a Turkmen minority in the town.[6][7][8] Among the tribes present in the town are the Al-Nuaim, Jubur, Bani Az, Albu Salih, Albu Sabah and Al-Bayat tribes. The village of Hafriya is situated nearby.[9][10] The al-Bayat tribe speaks Iraqi Arabic and Iraqi Turkmen.[11][9]

References

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  2. "Findings round five - Iraq" (PDF). International Organization for Migration: 7. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. Staff mamber (26 April 2013). "Süleyman Beg'de ateşkes anlaşması". Yaki Dogu Haber. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. "قوات المالكي تستعيد السيطرة على "سليمان بيك"". العربية. February 17, 2014.
  5. "Iraq after ISIL: Tuz". gppi.net. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  6. Staff mamber. "الجيش العراقي يعد لـ"تطهير" منطقة سليمان بيك والمالكي يحذر من "حرب أهلية"". France 24. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. Staff member (31 January 2008). "تركمان العراق يهددون بتشكيل مليشيات لحمايتهم من "الإبادة"". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  8. Staff member (25 April 2013). "مسلحون يسيطرون على ناحية سليمان بيك بصلاح الدين". Al Etihad. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "مدينة سليمان بيك في محافظة صلاح الدين". اقرأ - السوق المفتوح (in العربية). 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  10. Collective, Welance com-a Freelancers. "Iraq after ISIL: Tuz". www.gppi.net. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  11. Staff member. "معلومات هامة عن قبيلة البيات". Al Iraq Times. Retrieved 22 April 2024.