Haji Omeran
Town in the Erbil Governorate, Iraq
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Haji Omeran (Kurdish: حاجی ئۆمەران ,Hacî Omeran;[1][2] Arabic: حاج عمران[3]), is a town located in Iraqi Kurdistan's Erbil Governorate near the Iran–Iraq border.[4] It is 180 kilometers northeast of the Erbil and 20 kilometers east of the Choman. The town is inhabited by Kurds.
Haji Omeran
حاجی ئۆمەران | |
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Town | |
 Interactive map of Haji Omeran | |
  Haji Omeran Location of Haji Omeran within Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 36°39′29″N 45°02′23″E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Region |  Kurdistan Region |
| Governorate | Erbil Governorate |
| Many residents temporarily leave in winter due to extreme climate | |
| Demonym | Kurdish |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+3) |
The BBC described it as "a scruffy, scrappy kind of town with a frontier feel." Many of the inhabitants leave it during the months of winter due to extreme climate conditions, temporarily staying in the area of Erbil.[4]
