Hydrochemical Investigation and Quality of Groundwater in Erbil-Pirmam Area, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Environmental Impact Assessment of Erbil Dumpsite area - West of Erbil City-Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

During the last few years, the concern about the protection of the environment has largely increased due to the contaminants mainly with anthropogenic origin and have affected and continue to threaten human resources especially air quality, surface soil and groundwater. Solid wastes are produced every day in urban societies as a result of human activities and in an attempt to dispose of these m...

Intimate partner violence against women in the Erbil city of the Kurdistan region, Iraq

BACKGROUND Violence against women is a worldwide problem and serious human rights abuse that occurs among all social, cultural, economic and religious groups. There is a paucity of research on intimate partner violence against women in Iraq, particularly in the Kurdistan region. This study assessed the prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual intimate partner violence against women and the ...

Plants used in Iraqi traditional medicine in Erbil - Kurdistan region

* Department of pharmaceutcal, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq. Introduction Herbal medicine is a traditional or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants’ seeds, berries, roots, leaves, bark, flowers and plant extracts for medicinal purposes. Plants are important sources of medicine for thousands of years and are the most important source of life saving drug...

Ancient Cities and Landscapes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey 2012 Season

Evaluation of Groundwater Quality Index for drinking purpose from some villages around Darbandikhan district, Kurdistan Region -Iraq

This study was conducted over seven villages near Darbandikhan district including (2) wells and (5) springs. It covers more than 60 km, to assess the suitability of ground water quality for drinking purpose using water quality index through investigating of different wells and springs; this technique is very useful tool for quick assessment for any water system. This was done by subjecting the ...