Barzan, Iraq

Barzan () is a village located on the eastern shores of the Great Zab in Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The village belongs to the influential Barzani tribe.
History.
The village was formerly land belonging to the Zebari tribe and was part of Bahdinan under the name "Baziran". The village has had a Naqshbandi presence since the 13th century, which would later be known as the Barzani tribe.
In 1914, Barzan was the site of a Russian-supported Kurdish uprising against the Ottoman Empire, which was fought concurrently with the Bitlis uprising.
The tribe was nominally autonomous from the Ottoman Empire until 1915 when the Ottomans stormed the village and hanged the local sheikh. In the early 20th century, the village had a conflict with the neighboring Bradost tribe which necessitated intervention from Iraqi authorities.
In 1943, local Mustafa Barzani revolted and quickly gathered support against Iraq; this would develop into the 1943 Barzani revolt.
Climate.
Barzan has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ("Csa") with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. It is one of the rainiest cities in Iraq. Winter nights average below freezing most of the time, providing frost in the city. Snow occasionally occurs.