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Hewlêr, Silêmanî, Amed, Wan, Mehabad û Qamişlo di berawirdeke bi tevger de, ji 1980 heta 2026. Nifûs, para her bajarî di tevahiya şeş bajaran de û mezinbûna ji 1980 ve bibîne. Hejmar texmînên nifûsa navendên bajarî ne, ne ya parêzgehan an tenê Kurdan. Piştî 2020 pêşbîniya modelê ye. Salên navberê ji daneyên 5-salî tên texmînkirin. Sala wêneyê ji sala grafîkê cuda tê nîşandan. Tu ji kîjan bajarî yî? Population: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, GHS-WUP-MTUC R2025A V1.1. Schiavina, Alessandrini, Melchiorri & Dijkstra (2025). © European Union. https://doi.org/10.2905/1ea967e5-bedc-4cf3-a0b0-3851742ee7e2 2026 is an interpolated model projection between 2025 and 2030. All residents in six selected GHSL urban centres; not ethnic population counts or provincial totals. Original modelling source: https://human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu/ghs_wup_mtuc_r2025a.php Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Original instrumental created for this video. - Erbil — photo dated 2019: Erbil 2019 (32076859117).jpg: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erbil_2019_(32076859117).jpg by Alan Farhadi from Erbil - Hawler, Kurdistan - Iraq. CC BY 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0. Shown with framing, cropping, animated pan/zoom, shading and text overlays. - Sulaymaniyah — photo dated 2013: Slemani.jpg: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slemani.jpg by Thomas Brechmann. CC BY 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0. Shown with framing, cropping, animated pan/zoom, shading and text overlays. - Diyarbakir — photo dated 2010: Diyarbakir walls.JPG: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diyarbakir_walls.JPG by Brian Dell. Public domain, as declared on the source file page. Shown with framing, cropping, animated pan/zoom, shading and text overlays. - Van — photo dated 2007: Van, Zitadelle (Tuschpa) (26551011918).jpg: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van,_Zitadelle_(Tuschpa)_(26551011918).jpg by Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT. CC BY 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0. Shown with framing, cropping, animated pan/zoom, shading and text overlays. - Mahabad — photo dated 2006: Mahabad-Dec 2006.JPG: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mahabad-Dec_2006.JPG by Simko at English Wikipedia. Public domain, as declared on the source file page. Shown with framing, cropping, animated pan/zoom, shading and text overlays. - Qamishli — photo dated 2009: Qamishli,hotels.jpg: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Qamishli,hotels.jpg by Bertramz. CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0. Shown with framing, cropping, animated pan/zoom, shading and text overlays.