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, the first international Kurdish Studies Forum began in Slemani, organized by the Kashkul Group of the American University of Iraq – Slemani. Slemani UNESCO
Voice Notes is an international creative project that gathers phone messages from young refugees and asylum seekers, transforming them into a powerful sound installation. The
Today, the third edition of (Kurdish Folktales) was completed. with the aim of introducing Kurdish Folktales as a part of our culture and heritage.It is worth
Dr. Haval Abubaker attended in the opening of the Sherko Bekas Museum. He shared the congratulations and support of the Slemani Governorate, thanked everyone who
Taif UNESCO City of Literature, is announcing a residency program for novelists from other UNESCO Cities of Literature, to be held from November 28th to
Kashkul, the Center for Arts and Culture at the American University of Iraq, Slemani, will host the inaugural Kurdish Studies Forum (KSF) from September 25–27,
