# The Things Network Kurdistan Region

A local community of The Things Network: people building an open, free LoRaWAN® network for the Internet of Things in and around Kurdistan Region.

- Country: [Iraq](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/iraq/)
- Status: Campaign (a community getting started)
- Founded: 2019
- Members: 10
- Location: 35.5579, 45.4281
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/kurdistan/

## About

Our mission is to provide the entire Kurdistan Region with Internet of Things data connectivity by crowdsourcing the network by its citizens and local companies.

We are happy to have you join the community. Contact the core team and help us unleash the Internet of Things in Kurdistan Region.

## Contact

Please contact me through this email: bakhtiar.saeed@spu.edu.iq

## Resources

- [Forum](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum)
- [TTN - Generic Presentation](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49WRBg1NvMgM2lBcXRTU2ZqREU/)
- [Unleash Your City - Guide](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/labs/story/unleash-your-community-get-started-with-the-things-network/)

## Partners

- [Sulaimani Polytechnic University](http://spu.edu.iq/en/)
- [WAN co. For Networking Technology](https://wannt.krd/en)

## In the media

- [The Next Web - The Things Network wants to make every city smart](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/19/the-things-network-wants-to-make-every-city-smart-starting-with-amsterdam/)

## Recent updates

- [Kurdish IoT community](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/kurdistan/post/kurdish-iot-community.md) (2024-09-17)