Sulaymaniyah uses Asia/Baghdad — UTC+03:00 (+03) in standard time. It is located in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Sulaymaniyah's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Sulaymaniyah uses UTC+03:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+03:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Sulaymaniyah is Asia/Baghdad. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Baghdad, Mosul, Erbil, Basra, Karbala
Currency: Iraqi Dinar (IQD). Calling code: +964. Languages: Arabic, Kurdish.
Sulaymaniyah (Arabic: السليمانية, romanized: as-Sulaymāniyyah) or Slemani (Kurdish: سلێمانی, romanized: Silêmanî), is a city in the east of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and is the capital of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It is surrounded by the Azmar, Goizha and Qaiwan Mountains in the northeast, Baranan Mountain in the south and the Tasluja Hills in the west.
The modern city of Slemani was founded in 1784 by the Ottoman-Kurdish prince Ibrahim Pasha Baban in Collaboration with Azim Beg and Haji Aziz Bey Aghal Dwanze Swarey Meriwane Jawamer Agha Rangena, who named it after his father Sulayman Pasha. Slemani was the capital of the historic Kurdish principality of Baban from 1784 to 1850.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Sulaymaniyah. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
878,146 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
Asia/Baghdad · UTC+03:00 (+03).
No daylight saving time.
Iraqi Dinar (IQD) · +964.
Kirkuk, Erbil, Tikrit
Jalal Talabani International Airport (ISU) about 10.7 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 24.6°C and lows 10.3°C. Warmest month: August (average high 40.1°C); coolest month: December (average low -0.5°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Since 2003, Slemani has experienced a growing local economy. Its economy today relies on tourism, agriculture and a number of small factories, most of which are involved in the building trade. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Sulaymaniyah · IANA zone: Asia/Baghdad · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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