History of Raniya

The history of recognizing Ranya is dated back to the Ottomans age in1789 when the first mayor of the city was elected, which was formerly  affiliated to Sharazoor administration and the center was Kerkuk, later on the city was affiliated to Erbil and finally to Sulaimani in 1956.
Ranya has played a prominent  and effective role in the history of Kurdish revolutionary age, including, Shaykh Mahmud’s rebel against British rule and declaring a Kurdish kingdom in northern Iraq, September revolution, new revolution and the consequent uprisings of Kurdsh people. The most distinctive uprising is flamed up in this city in 5th March 1991 and the city was given the title “Uprising Gate”.
Ranya is located in the northeast of Sulaimani which is about 130 Km far from the city Sulaimani, it has a very nice nature, the area is surrounded by beautiful plains, high mountains, rivers and lakes such as Dokan Lake, Asos mountain in the east, Kewarash mountain in the north and Hajila,Makok mountains in the southwest .Ranay has four seasons weather affected by the Mediterranean sea, which is hot in summer, cold and rainy  in the winter .
Between plain is basically located in this area it has an extension extends from east to the west, it’s one of the most fertile and widest plains in Iraq. The small river passes through the Between plain which has divided the area into two parts, the east part is called Pishdar and the west part is called Betwen. People’s life in this area mostly depends on farming, trade, industry and taking care of cattle.
Ranya city has developed in all the fields such as, cultural, architecture, social issues, Medicine and economy. The government has implemented various projects to serve the city concerning educational progress by establishing modern schools, teacher’s institute, computer institute and sports institute.