Zakho Named Cleanest City In Kurdistan Region And Iraq
A daily cleaning campaign across Zakho’s tourist sites, markets, and commercial areas has helped transform the city’s environment, with urban green space rising from 1 percent to 12 percent.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Every morning, cleaning crews begin work early along Zakho’s Corniche, removing dirt and waste from the popular tourist destination before visitors and residents arrive, ensuring that the city’s waterfront is defined by cleanliness and its surroundings.
Zakho has earned a reputation among visitors, particularly those from other parts of Iraq, as one of the cleanest and most exemplary cities in the country. Visitors have expressed their admiration for the city’s cleanliness and hope it can serve as a model for other parts of Iraq.
Cleaning operations are carried out around the clock across Zakho’s tourist destinations, markets, and commercial areas to protect them from pollution and waste.
Since Zakho became an independent administration, greater attention has been given to environmental cleanliness and expanding green spaces across the city.
As part of those efforts, the proportion of urban green space has increased from 1 percent to 12 percent, with work continuing to expand it further.
Compared with three years ago, Zakho has become 90 percent cleaner, according to the supplied report.
The main factor behind the city’s cleanliness is attributed to greater public awareness and the commitment of government institutions, with residents and authorities working together to maintain a cleaner environment.
The continued daily efforts across the city’s public, commercial, and tourist spaces have helped establish cleanliness as a visible feature of Zakho’s urban environment.