Study of landcover landuse in Sharazur Plain by using remote sensing techniques

Abstract EN

The study area, is forming a part of the Sulaimani Governorate, in the North-east part of Iraq approximately between latitude 35° 10′- 35° 28′ N and longitude 45° 35′-46° 20′ E.

, The objective of the study is to determine the dominant landuse/landcover types in Sharazur plain by using remote sensing techniques.

The results indicated that there are 12 classes of landuse/landcover, class (9) which represented canals and ditches was the smallest area (306.41ha) form the 0.072 % of total area, while class (6) represents vegetation 3 is the largest part from Sharazur plain with about (114590.88ha) form the 26.85 % of total area.

Also the research showed that the most abundant landcover in studied area was vegetation which consists about 38.11 % of Sharazur area.

The bare soils followed after vegetation by consisting of 35.11 % of studied area.

Water is a third landcover in Sharazur which consists of about 4.2% of the studied area with about (17940.14)ha.

Also the distribution pattern of urban group which includes roads and residential in the study area represents (2.35 %) of the total areawith an area of (10033.82)ha, While the distribution pattern for of agricultural group which includes vegetation1, vegetation 2 and vegetation 3 consists of the highest part of Sharazur plain with an area of (162639.8)ha with about 38.11 % of total area,but group 4 represents different soils represents about (35.11%) with total area of (149850.66)ha