Ranya is a town in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and is part of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It is twinned with Duluth, Minnesota. Ranya is located in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, approximately 70 km northeast of Sulaymaniyah city. It is situated near the Hawraman Mountains and lies at an altitude of about 1,300 meters.