Statistics published for the first time about the movement of Syrian refugees (from - to) Kurdistan Region within a year

ARK News: The movement of Syrian refugees in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq from 01.03.2018 to 28.02.2019

1. Approval (newly arrived in the region and Iraq for the first time): 25644 people
2. New asylum applications: 14766 people
3. Automatic return: 7883 people
4. Re-admission (refugee returned to the territory and Iraq after a temporary visit to Syria): 56066 people


- Movement of refugees from the Kurdistan Region to Syria between 01.03.2018 and 28.02.2019
Total refugees traveling from Kurdistan Region to Syria: 7280 people
1. From Erbil to: (3662 people)
2. Hasakah: 2304 people
3. Aleppo: 968 people
4. Raqqa: 143 people
5. Damascus: 136 people
6. Other places: 11 people

-From Duhok to: 2187 people
1. Hasaka: 1664 people
2. Aleppo: 218 people
3. Damascus: 208 people
4. Raqqa: 1 people
5. Other: 96 people

From Sulaimaniyah to: 1326 people
1. Aleppo: 635 people
2. Hasaka: 544 people
3. Raqqa: 67 people
4. Damascus: 45 people
5. Other: 35 people
6. Other: 105 people

Statistics on the reasons for return or visit from the Kurdistan Region to Syria from 01.03.2018 to 28.02.2019

1. Family-related reasons: 3082 people
2. Unemployed: 3020 people
3. Medical treatment: 571 people
4. The improved situation at the place of return Origin: 232 people
5. Other reasons: 126 people
6. Education: 114 people
7. Other migration: 58 people
8. Check property: 44 people
9. Registration: 33 people

According to a report issued by the United Nations on 31.03.2019, the number of Syrian refugees in the Kurdistan region and Iraq is 254672 people, 98.63% of whom live in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.


Source: UNHCR

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