Duhok in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has seen an expansion rapidly. The growth is so rapid that we think it goes against the planned development of the area. The Vossing Report's urban master plan is to be a guide for development until 2023. This narrative review will assess the effectiveness of the urban growth of Duhok governorate in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The main goal of this study is to show the current state of Duhok urban development. This study focuses on the different land use areas that were planned for and compares those that were developed with the residential and commercial land uses. Urban boundaries were determined based on the Google Earth Engine to demonstrate the difference between 2010 and 2025 with high-resolution satellite images. We then recorded land use via satellite images from other studies that were conducted to show the state of growth. Land use was mapped using Google Earth Engine. From this the intensity of urban growth was then used to measure the state of growth.
Haval Bankin Qasim Kittani (Thu,) studied this question.