
Residents of lost
Today, Dr. Haval Abubakir, Governor of Sulaimani, attended the screening of the film Residents of Lost at Salim Cinema. The film, a commendable production, was
Slemani, founded in 1784 by the Kurdish prince Ibrahim Pasha Baban, who named it after his father, Sleman Pasha, has always been the center of great historians, politicians, journalists, scholars, artists, singers, poets and writers such as Nali, Mahwi, Bekas and Piramerd. The city is the largest in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a population of 2,486,486 citizens and a total territory of 21,071 km2. Alongside
arts and culture, its primary industries are agriculture, education, healthcare,
and tourism, with developing fields of manufacturing and renewable energy.
Kashkul, with Slemani Governor, its Directorate of Culture, and major literary stakeholders in the city applied to designate Slemani as UNESCO’s Creative City of Literature. On October 31, 2019, UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network welcomed Slemani into a global network of 246 cities. The network covers seven creative fields: Crafts and Folk Arts, Media Arts, Film, Design, Gastronomy, Literature and Music. The Creative Cities are working together towards a common objective: placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans at the local level and cooperating actively at the international level.
Today, Dr. Haval Abubakir, Governor of Sulaimani, attended the screening of the film Residents of Lost at Salim Cinema. The film, a commendable production, was
Dr. Haval Abubakir, Governor of Slemani, attended a literary and artistic ceremony held in honor of distinguished writers who have contributed through their services, donations,
Today, Governor of Slemani Dr. Haval Abubakir, in the presence of the governors of Sharbazher and Mawat and the Director General of Tourism of Slemani
Slemani Governor Dr. Haval Abubakir attended the mourning and tribute ceremony honoring the talented teacher and artist Mr. Lala Abda, organized in coordination with the
The Bucheon City of Literature office is delighted to accnounce the launch of the 2025 Bucheon Residency Program, open to writers, poets, translators, graphic novelists
On 12 June 2025, the Coordinator of Slemani UNESCO Creative City met online with Ms. Denise Bax, Secretary of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN),