Dohuk was originally an Assyrian town named Beth Nuhadra or Naarda, where it became an eparchy within the metropolitanate of ?adyab (Arbil).
The city is encircled by mountains along the Tigris river. Duhok has a growing tourist industry, its population having grown rapidly since the 1990s as the rural population moved to the cities. The University of Dohuk, founded in 1992, is a renowned center for teaching and research in Dohuk.
Dohuk Football Club is a sports club based in Dohuk, Iraq. They currently play in the Northern Division of the Iraqi Premier League. Duhok is considered one of the most successful teams in the Iraqi Kurdistan region and Iraq,In the 2009/2010 season Duhok FC made it to the final of iraq premier league and won it 1�0 against Talaba SC becoming the champions for the first time
