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Idpfactsheet:Duhok City IDP FACTSHEET: DUHOK CITY DUHOK GOVERNORATE, IRAQ DISPLACEMENT CAUSES OF DISPLACEMENT DATA COLLECTED: 23 JUNE 2014 78% LEFT THEIR PLACE OF ORIGIN BECAUSE OF CONFLICT OCCURRING IN The worsening security situation in parts of northern and central Iraq has caused mass THEIR VILLAGE/NEIGHBOURHOOD OR DISTRICT internal displacement across much of the country. With the view to inform the 20% left because they anticipated conflict in their area of origin humanitarian response, the REACH Initiative is conducting rapid assessments on displacement trends and priority needs of Internally Displaced Person (IDPs). OCCURRENCES AND LENGTH OF DISPLACEMENT The city of Duhok, the largest in Duhok Governorate, 48% STOPPED FOR AT LEAST ONE NIGHT BETWEEN CROSSING THE BORDER .is roughly 470 km from Baghdad. It is a popular AND ARRIVING IN DUHOK CITY tourist destination so there is a lot of accommodation Of those who stopped prior to arriving in Duhok City (48%), 88% stopped elsewhere available which, along with the presence of family, in Duhok District greatly influences the decision of IDPs to stay there. REACH teams were rapidly deployed across the city On average, IDP families were DISPLACED FOR 2 DAYS between their and assessed 239 IDP families (1,285 individuals) place of origin and arriving in Duhok City living in rented apartments or being hosted by family. DATE OF ARRIVAL INTO DUHOK CITY 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% ENTRY POINTS USED About REACH Initiative ARRIVED THROUGH THE ADRIKA ENTRY POINT, IN TILKAIF DISTRICT REACH facilitates the development of information tools and products that enhance the capacity of 75% B aid actors to make evidence-based decisions in emergency, recovery and development contexts. AND THE REST THROUGH AL SHIKAN ENTRY POINT (BOTH IN NINEWA GOVERNORATE. REACH activities are conducted within the framework of inter-agency aid coordination mechanisms. For more information, you can write to our in-country office: [email protected] or to our global See map in annex ‘Primary and Secondary Displacement to Duhok City’ office [email protected]. Visit www.reach-intiative.org and follow us @REACH_info. 1 Duhok IDP AREA OF ORIGIN PLANNED STAY OR MOVEMENT 89% ORIGINATE FROM MOSUL DISTRICT 63% INTENDED TO STAY IN DUHOK CITY IN THE NEXT 10 DAYS IN NINEWA GOVERNORATE 21% did not know where they would be in the next 10 days and 10% intended to 64% are in regular contact with people return to their place of origin. All IDPs that reported this come for Mosul District. in their areas of origin. OF THE 3% PLANNING TO MOVE ELSEWHERE IN THE KRI, 75% PLAN TO RELOCATE See map in annex ‘IDPs’ Areas of Origin’ WITHIN DUHOK DISTRICT AND THE REST TO ERBIL DISTRCT Of those planning to stay in the KRI, 86% will stay at least 1 month REASONS FOR CHOOSING DUHOK CITY 63% CAME TO JOIN THEIR CURRENT SITUATION IMMEDIATE FAMILY PRIMARY TYPES OF ACCOMMODATION 17% chose Duhok City due to tribal affiliations and 12% for availability of housing. ARE BEING AND IN A RENTED APARTMENT . See map in annex ‘IDPs’ Accommodation Arrangements’ 56% HOSTED BY FAMILY 32% Average cost for a hotel room per week: 248,947 IQD (c. 214 USD) FAMILY Average cost of a rented apartment per week: 192,006 IQD (c. 165 USD). ON AVERAGE, IDP FAMILIES HAD IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS STILL IN 5 PRIMARY MEANS OF MEETING BASIC NEEDS THEIR AREA OF ORIGIN 33% RELY ON THEIR OWN SAVINGS AND 33% ON SUPPORT FROM FRIENDS 43% of IDPs had immediate family members still in their area of origin and 68% said these intended to join them in Duhok City. SUSTAINABILITY OF ECONOMIC RESOURCES Less than 1 week 18.45% INTENTIONS 1 - 2 weeks 17.96% 2 - 4 weeks 25.24% PRIMARY REQUIREMENTS FOR RETURN TO AREA OF ORIGIN More than 1 month 38.35% Services restored to pre crisis levels 2.34% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% Security restored to pre-crisis levels PRIORITY ASSISTANCE NEEDS 37.85% Return of Iraqi authorities 1.87% End of conflict 28.50% 40% REPORTED RENTAL SUPPORT AS THE FIRST PRIORITY, THIS Do not know 29.44% WAS FOLLOWED BY FOOD (26%) AND SHELTER IMPROVEMENT (14% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 2 IRAQ - Kurdistan Region of Iraq For Humanitarian Purposes Only Primary and Secondary Displacements of IDPs to Duhok City - 23-26.06.2014 Production date: 28 June 2014 TURKEY Zakho ZA K HO SYRIA 1 Duhok AM ED I DU H OK 1 Duhok District MER GA SU R SEMEL 1 Dohuk 7 Semel City 1 1 1 7 4 23 SOR AN AL -SH IK HA N Badrike AK R E Shikhan 1 1 TELA FA R jar Sin Tilkaif TIL K A IF 1 F Basirm a l SHA QLAWA l l 3 u u s j a Ninewa 7 o j 6 a M Erbil a' Shakla l-B Khazir A 1 Al-Hamdaniya 0.5 m 'i l ERB IL a u SINJAR K MO SUL l- 1 s A o 2 1 M 2 l AL-H AM DAN IYA KOISN JA Q u R os M e A s 0.5 1 Erbil a l MA K HM U R f Mosul a TURKEY AL-BA'AJ Duhok Mosul Erbil Sulaymaniyah Assessment - REACH Initiative SYRIA IRAN District of Origin Households Crossing to Administrative boundaries: GADM/OCHA/HIC 2011 Duhok via Entry Point Projection: GCS WGS 1984 of Households Secondary Displacement Contact: [email protected] IRAQ hosted in Duhok Primary Displacement (% of total) File:IRQ_MOV_DohukDepl_A4_28JUN2014 (% of total) from Entry Point (% of total) Note: Data, designations and boundaries contained on this map are District of Origin District/Town of Destination Entry point used not warranted to be error-free and do not imply acceptance by the SAUDI REACH partners, associates or donors mentioned on this map. ARABIA Households Crossing IRAQ - Kurdistan Region of Iraq Duhok City to Dohuk via Entry Point Duhok City – IDPs Areas of Origin - 23-26.06.2014 Badriya 24% For Humanitarian Purposes Only 75% Production date: 29 June 2014 Area of Origin Al Sheikhan 1% r a b Al Kaim n A Falluja d Entry point a d Al Resafa Khazr h g Country borders a Karkh B Governorate borders Al Baaj Masika District borders Al Hamdaniya village KRI governorates Al Shikhan a w Mosul e Masike n i Shekhan N Sinjar Zirka Telafar Dabin 2 Tilkaif Masika Mahmadke n h RojAva i Baiji a l D - a l Baroshke S a Tikrit Sarhildan Botan Bashur Razza Diyari Qasara New Village Nizarke Mahabad Shindokha Se Girka Ronahi Nizarke Assessment - REACH Initiative Administrative boundaries: GADM/OCHA/HIC 2011 Projection: GCS WGS 1984 Contact: [email protected] File: IRQ_Dohuk_IDPorigin_A4_29JUN2014 TURKEY Duhok Mosul Erbil Sulaymaniyah SYRIA IRAN IRAQ Note: Data, designations and boundaries contained on this map are SAUDI not warranted to be error-free and do not imply acceptance by the ARABIA REACH partners, associates or donors mentioned on this map. IRAQ - Kurdistan Region of Iraq For Humanitarian Purposes Only Duhok City – IDPs Accommodation Arrangements - 23-26.06.2014 Production date: 29 June 2014 Accommodation Masika Masika Percentage of Households Arrangement RojAva village Hosted in Hotels in the Diyari Neighborhood Zirka Mahmadke 25 Masike Baroshke 67 Bashur Hosted Family/Friends Dabin 2 Hotel Botan 46 Sarhildan Razza Owned Apartment Rented Apartment Collective Centre Qasara Se Girka Village Other Masika Shindokha village Ronahi Nizarke Zirka Mahabad Percentage of Masike New Nizarke 25 Households Hosted in Hotels Masika No Household Dabin 2 Hosted in Hotel RojAva Mahmadke Baroshke Botan Bashur Sarhildan Country borders Razza Governorate borders Diyari District borders New Qasara KRI governorates BNizaarke driya Village Mahabad Assessment - REACH Initiative Shindokha Administrative boundaries: Se Girka GADM/OCHA/HIC 2011 Ronahi Nizarke Projection: GCS WGS 1984 Contact: [email protected] File: IRQ_Dohuk_SHL_Accommodation_A4_29JUN2014 TURKEY Duhok Mosul Erbil Sulaymaniyah SYRIA IRAN IRAQ Note: Data, designations and boundaries contained on this map are SAUDI not warranted to be error-free and do not imply acceptance by the ARABIA REACH partners, associates or donors mentioned on this map..
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