Publications

MSc Thesis:

• Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Variability of Groundwater Recharge in Sulaimani Province, Iraqi Kurdistan

PhD Thesis:

• Environmental Evaluation of Darbandikhan Lake's Pollution Sources - A Study in Environmental Geography  (in Kurdish)

Journal Papers 

1. Pshtiwan G. Ghafur Abdulrahman, R., 2023. Assessment of spatiotemporal variability of bacterial pollution in Darbandikhan Lake and its tributaries in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani-Part A, 25(2), pp.263-281. 

2. Pshtiwan G. Ghafur and Abdulrahman, R.F., 2023. Evaluation of Darbandikhan Lake and its tributaries’ water quality in the Sulaymaniyah Province in Iraqi Kurdistan, using the water quality index model and multivariate statistical analysis. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(8), p.937. 

3. Bushra Qadir Karim, Pshtiwan G. Ghafur and Ahmad Omar Salih (2022). Impact of Climate Conditions on Ischemic Stroke in Sulaimani City. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani (Part B – for Humanities), 71. 

4. Pshtiwan G. Ghafur (2020). Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Penjwen District Using Water Balance Model (WaSim). Twezhar Journal, 3(1), pp451-482. (in Kurdish)

5. Pshtiwan G. Ghafur; Zhyan Sleman Hama and Khanda Saed Tofiq (2020). Impact of Climate Change on Walnut Production in Biara Sub-District. Journal of University of Raparin, 7(4), pp487-506. (in Kurdish)

6. Pshtiwan G. Ghafur and Bushra Qadir Karim (2020). An assessment of visual pollution in the Sulaimani City Center. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani (Part B – for Humanities), 63. (in Kurdish)

7. Pshtiwan G. Ghafur  (2018). Evaluation of Changes in Per Capita Green Space in Sulaimani City. Journal  of Diyala University for Humanities Research, 78, pp. 672-684.  https://humanmag.uodiyala.edu.iq/pages?id=141

8. Ameen, I, H., Pshtiwan G. Ghafur and Haider, U, E (2016).  Water Quality Comparison Between Darbandikhan Reservoir and Several Wells Around it. Journal of Raparin University, 3 (7), pp. 1009-1022. (in Kurdish)

Conference Papers 

Books

1.  Ghafur, P, G., 2017. An Introduction to Geography of Africa and Australia. Sulaimani, Iraq. Karo Publishing. (in Kurdish)