Since 2006
Gainesville and Duhok became friendly municipalities in 2006, but it wasn’t until 2020, when the resolution document was signed by both mayors, that the relationship became an official sister-city relationship.
thus far
Creation of new website with Gainesville, Florida students working with students from Duhok.
Duhok students came to Gainesville to study and participate in different projects. This has been the biggest project to date.
Duhok has several universities, Technical Institutes and The American University of Kurdistan based in Duhok.