GIS Application for Creating Potential Flood Map Using AHP: A Case Study in Chaq-Chaq Valley, Sulaymaniyah City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Azhar  Khalil; Omar A. Ismaeel  Abdullah; Azad Taher Kareem

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GIS Application for Creating Potential Flood Map Using AHP: A Case Study in Chaq-Chaq Valley, Sulaymaniyah City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Authors:

Azhar Khalil | Omar A. Ismaeel Abdullah | Azad Taher Kareem

Publisher:

Iraqi Geologists Union (Union of Iraqi Geologists)

Journal:

The Iraqi Geological Journal Vol.57 Issue 2C, pp.254-263

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001836666

pISSN:

2663-8754

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Abstract:

 This study aims to analyze and classify the hazards of flooding within the Chaq-Chaq sub-basin, the Sharazoor-Piramagroon basin, Sulaymaniyah City, Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The selected area is exposed to flooding from time to time. The study adopted many thematic maps, namely the topographic wetness index (TWI), elevation, slope, precipitation, land use–land cover (LULC), normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), distance from the river, distance from the road, and drainage density. Modern technologies like remote sensing, GIS, ENVI, and AHP programs are used to obtain a digital map showing the classification of the flooding hazard within the sub-basin area. The results showed that large parts, about 50% of the basin area, are exposed to high and very high classes of flood risk. In comparison, areas of medium risk constituted about 27% of the total area of the sub-basin. Parts with low and very low risk recorded a percentage estimated at 22% of the total area. Large parts of the city of Sulaymaniyah face a high and very high risk of flooding, significantly impacting the tourist areas and economic facilities situated in the valley basin.

Article Details

GIS Application for Creating Potential Flood Map Using AHP: A Case Study in Chaq-Chaq Valley, Sulaymaniyah City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Authors:

Azhar Khalil | Omar A. Ismaeel Abdullah | Azad Taher Kareem

Publisher:

Iraqi Geologists Union (Union of Iraqi Geologists)

Journal:

The Iraqi Geological Journal Vol.57 Issue 2C, pp.254-263

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001836666

pISSN:

2663-8754

Chaq-Chaq sub-basin

Sulaymaniyah city

Flood Hazard Map

AHP

GIS

Issues

Article Details

GIS Application for Creating Potential Flood Map Using AHP: A Case Study in Chaq-Chaq Valley, Sulaymaniyah City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Authors: Azhar Khalil | Omar A. Ismaeel Abdullah | Azad Taher Kareem

Publisher: Iraqi Geologists Union (Union of Iraqi Geologists)

Journal: The Iraqi Geological Journal Vol.57 Issue 2C, pp.254-263

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2024

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001836666

pISSN: 2663-8754

Chaq-Chaq sub-basin

Sulaymaniyah city

Flood Hazard Map

AHP

GIS

Issues

Authors:

Azhar Khalil | Omar A. Ismaeel Abdullah | Azad Taher Kareem

Publisher:

Iraqi Geologists Union (Union of Iraqi Geologists)

Journal:

The Iraqi Geological Journal Vol.57 Issue 2C, pp.254-263

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001836666

pISSN:

2663-8754