Sulaimani to host Fifth International Book Fair
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Fifth International Book Fair will be opened in Sulaimani on Wednesday, with the participation of over 200 participating publishing houses.
Shawqi Omer, Deputy Director General of the International Book Fair, told Kurdistan 24 that about five million titles and one million books will be exhibited at the fair.
He added that half of the publishing houses would be from foreign countries, with the remainder being domestic.
The fair will last for 10 days and will welcome readers daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Kurdistan Region has 92 libraries containing nearly 859,000 books in the following provinces:
Erbil: 30 libraries containing 277,000 books.
Sulaimani: 26 libraries containing 351,000 books.
Duhok: 8 libraries containing 74,000 books.
Halabja: 6 libraries containing 33,000 books.
Raparin: 12 libraries containing 40,000 books.
Garmiyan: 10 libraries containing 84,000 books.