Bardarash

Bardarash (Arabic: بردرش, Kurdish: بەردەڕەش, romanized: Berdereş) or ʿAshā'ir al-Sabaʿ (Arabic: عشائر السبع) is a town and subdistrict in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is regarded as part of Akre District in the Nineveh Governorate by the Iraqi government, however, it is de facto controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government, as part of the Bardarash district of the Dohuk Governorate.

Bardarash
Town
Bardarash
Location in Iraq
Bardarash
Bardarash (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Coordinates: 36°30′12.2″N 43°35′14″E
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region (de facto)
GovernorateNineveh Governorate (de jure)
Dohuk Governorate (de facto)
DistrictAkre District (de jure)
Bardarash (de facto)
Sub-districtBardarash
Population
 (2014)
  Urban
25,263
  Rural
5,068

Bardarash is mostly inhabited by Sunni Muslims.

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