Dihok, Duhok, Iraq uses Asia/Baghdad, currently +03 (UTC+03:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Dihok is a city in Iraq, home to around 340,900 people. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Dihok, usually written Duhok, sits in a valley in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, ringed by mountains. It is a university town and regional centre, noticeably greener and cooler than the Iraqi lowlands.
The mountains and the dam lake above the city are the main setting, and the surrounding valleys hold Assyrian and Yazidi villages and ancient rock reliefs. Lalish, the holiest site of the Yazidi faith, lies within the region, and the city is a base for the mountain country toward the Turkish border.
Shared taxis cover the city and the centre is walkable. Roads through the mountains are good by regional standards, and travel within the Kurdistan region is generally more straightforward than in the rest of Iraq.
Spring is the best season, when the hills are green and wildflowers cover the slopes. Summers are hot and dry though cooler than the lowlands, and winters bring snow to the mountains.
Iraq uses the IQD, calling code +964.
Iraq uses the dinar, and Kurdish is the everyday language here with Arabic and some English also used. Hospitality toward guests is emphatic, and cash is used for nearly all transactions.
