أثر التضاريس الأرضية على توزيع و تركز السكان في قضاء السليمانية

Abstract EN

The research area is within the range of high folds and hence its terrain is somplex and varied, which leads to different distribution and concentration of the population.

Because of this difference, the height of the terrain and slopes ranged between 650 to 1700 Ms.

Above sea level.

The presence of convergence between lines, which reflects the presence of servere slopes according to the map of equal elevations led to the expulsion of the population towards the coastal and semi-lowland areas.

This was evident in the distribution of population density in 1987.

In the census and numbering of 2014, the concentration and distribution of the population was different.

However , after 2003 the city expanded because of the increase in financial income of the population and stability of the security situation in the region, the entry of investorse in the field of urbanization and the introduction of machinery and engineering techniques, which were large enough to overcome those obstacles that prevented the expansion towards the terrain areas before 2003.

The expansion towards terrain areas began especiallyin the eastern part of the city near Azmar Mountain, and north of the city near Pira Magroon Mountain.

The expansion in this area is due to a number of reasons, including the cheap price of lands in those areas compared with the price of the lands in the center of the city , the lack of land and vacant spaces traffic jam and pollution in its various forms the ease of delivery of building materials , in addition to the tourist side due to their proximity to the highlands which provide interesting views in spring This prompted investors in the construction of apartments to focus on lands near mountains.