Al-Sulaymaniyah leads Iraq and Kurdistan Region in green spaces, hosting over 500 parks
Shafaq News/ On Sunday, the ParksDepartment of Al-Sulaymaniyah municipalities announced that the city has thehighest percentage of green spaces among all governorates in the KurdistanRegion and Iraq, with this percentage on the rise.
Bahroz Salar, the departmentdirector, stated, "The percentage of green spaces in Al-Sulaymaniyah isclose to international standards, with the city hosting over 506 parks, sevenmajor public parks, 85 tree-lined main streets, and more than two milliontrees."
"We plan to plant more than10,000 large trees this fall."
Al-Sulaymaniyah is recognized as aleading city in environmental conservation and green space development in the Region.As urban expansion continues, authorities are actively working to maintainenvironmental balance by increasing green spaces throughout the city.
