culture
writers of 19th century
Nali, (1798 -1855)
Mahwi, (1830 -1906)
writers of 20th century
Piramerd(1867-1950)
Goran, (1904 -1962)
Ahmad Hardi, (1922 - 2006)
Jamal Nebez, (1933-
Sherko Bekas, (1940-
Since the beginning of the 19th century Sulaimani became the cultural and scientific centre of Kurdistan's intellectual thought . Many distinguished writers, poets and artists , who played an outstanding role in the social , national and cultural life of the nation , were from Sulaimani . It was also a centre for preserving and developing the Kurdish language Sister CitiesSulaymany was twinned with Tucson, Arizona until December 2006
