Spatial Suitabilityof Slope Classifications in the Soran Region –Erbil Governorate

Abstract

The study dealt with the spatial suitability of slope classifications in the Soran region, which extends between longitudes (44.46° and 18.44) east and latitudes (11.37) and (19.36) north, with an area of 2877 km2. The land cover classification map shows that the lands  Barren areas occupied the highest area, amounting to (1023 km2) of the total area of the region, while residential complexes and the road occupied the lowest percentage in terms of area, amounting to (110 km2). As for forests, they occupied an area of (152 km2), or a range of natural pastures occupied an area of (539 km2), and it became clear that  The majority of the study area falls under the influence of geomorphic degrees of risk between (medium risk - dangerous), as the hazardous areas occupied an area of (752 km2), at a rate of (26.1%) of the total area of the study area. As for the moderately dangerous areas, they occupied first place in terms of area, as they occupied  An area of (1576 km2), at a rate of (54.8%), while low-risk lands recorded the lowest areas in the study area, amounting to (549 km2), i.e. at a rate of (19.1%) of the total area of the region.

      The low-risk lands have been exploited for agriculture and various human activities, as the areas of the study area are considered most suitable for various human activities. As for the areas characterized by a slight slope, they help provide suitable places for carrying out some industrial and agricultural uses, as well as residential and road us.