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.
On March 8th, 2021, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe met with Duhok’s new Governor, Ali Tatar, in a virtual ceremony to renew the initiative, re-sign the official resolution documents, and celebrate the many activities and cultural exchanges we have embarked upon thus har.
Exchanges & Delegations
The Director of the Gainesville/Duhok sister city program, Mrs.Bahar Armaghani has successfully brought 17 students to Gainesville to experience different projects around Gainesville and get hosted by families in the city.
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.