Arbat Syrian Refugee Camp - Sulaymaniyah

Around Sulaymaniyah, there are two refugee camps named "Arbat". This one is hosting families and refugees from Syria.

This camp is situated around 45minutes drive away from the city, and hosts more than 7000 people. It was opened a few years ago and families have been trying to live as decently as possible. Now, thanks to the local and international help, there are two schools, one hospital and a children's friendly space in the camp. It has become a real village as refugees opened shops, hairdressers salon, restaurants...

In the camp, foundation of houses are already built, and when a new family arrive they get one assigned. UNHCR gives them tents and mattresses, and they can continue building their new house.

Arbat IDP Camp - Sulaymaniyah

This is the second "Arbat" camp, which is hosting IDP - Internally displaced persons. In 2015, the camp population was 241 families and around 1000 tents.

There are now one school and one kinder garden, one hospital and numerous shops.

In winter the conditions are really bad and the sanitary situation of children alarming.

Barznja IDP camp - Sulaymaniyah

Barznja is a camp located more than an hour away from Sulaymaniyah, up in the mountains. This camp is really different from the others, and hosts only 90 IDP families.

It has been funded by Saudi Arabia and looks like a little village. Families are hosted in private bungalows with water and electricity, provided by the solar panels surrounding the camp.

Civil Development Organisation Office - Sulaymaniyah

Food distribution

The local NGO "Civil Development Organisation" is working with numerous international ones, in order to be able to give the best support to refugees living in the area.

Food and clothes distribution are often organised in different districts and camps, but also at the central office of the organisation, where refugees living in the city can get some support.

In these pictures, CDO is working with World Food Programme for a food distribution. Families will get packages for winter containing rice, oil and vegetables.

Chamchamal District - Sulaymaniyah

Winter clothes distribution

Chamchamal and Shorsh are two districts located near Sulaymaniyah city. They have been hosting many families of refugees over the past few years.

Civil Development Organisation is working with UNICEF Iraq to give away packages of children winter clothes.

Displaced families living in the surroundings were invited to come to the distribution, where they would get registered, and then would be given warm clothes and blankets. More than 3000 families took part in the distribution today.

Sirwan/Old Halabja - Sulaymaniyah

Food distribution

Civil Development Organisation is working with World Food Programme in different areas around Sulaymaniyah.

In Sirwan and Old Halabja more than a thousand families received oil, rice, and vegetable during the distribution before winter.