Mapping of Flood-Prone Areas Utilizing GIS Techniques and Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

One of the most common types natural disaster, floods can happen anywhere on Earth, except in polar regions. The severity damage caused by flooding be reduced putting proper management and protocols into place. Using remote sensing a geospatial methodology, this study attempts to identify flood-vulnerable areas central district Duhok, Iraq. analytical hierarchy process (AHP) technique was used give relative weights 12 contributing parameters, including elevation, slope, distance from river, rainfall, land use cover, soil, lithology, topographic roughness index, wetness aspect, sediment transport stream power index order calculate Flood Hazard Index (FHI). importance each criterion revealed sensitivity analysis parameter values. This research developed final flood susceptibility map identified high-susceptible zones. classified very low high classifications for its potential hazard. generated indicates that 44.72 km2 total area Duhok city has flooding, these require significant attention government authorities reduce vulnerability.