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Sowrichee district
The center is Bigeel town. It lies to east of the territory center and
joins to the territory by a paved road, it lies on the southern foot of (Sada)
mountain in a valley full of farms, fruit trees and a flowing water fall.
The people depend on agriculture to earn their living especially
non-irrigated crops because its lands are considered to be an extension to
(Nafkor- Murage) plains with fertility and abundance in production. The lands
are distinguished of having crescent hills and wavy areas. In plain areas,
winter crops are grown like wheat, barley, chick-peas and lentils beside summer
crops like rice with high quality called (Shash Mah). In some villages, fruit
trees are grown like figs, peaches, pears, apples, pomegranates and others. The
people get benefit from the water of spread springs in the villages for their
agriculture in addition to the Brishow tributary which flows from the lands of
Nahla district and passes in the middle of the district lands to the great (Zab)
river beside the water of the great (Zab) river which forms the eastern border
for the district. Beside the agriculture, the people are interested in breeding
the cattle which are regarded to be an important source for their living, the
most important mountain in the district is (Sada) which forms the northern
border for the district. Duhok Archaeology Office listed (27) archaeological
locations like Qalada castle which was mentioned in (Sharfnama) by this name and
it was inhabited by the Kurds and of strategic importance in the reign of
Badinan Emirate.
The district contains (44) villages. After the formation of Region
Government, the district witnessed an important development, the strategic road
from Duhok to Erbil passes in the middle of the district, (Qandil bridge) was
built on the great (Zab) river. The hands of erection and reconstruction reached
the villages and (Bekhma, Bey) villages were reconstructed once again.
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