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Bakhtamah Destination Guide

Explore Bakhtamah in Iraq

Bakhtamah in the region of Dahūk is a place in Iraq - some 255 mi or ( 410 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Bakhtamah

Time in Bakhtamah is now 06:46 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tall Khashaf, Shazi, Sari Kani, Rikabah Dinadi, and Arbil Governorate. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tall Khashaf . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Bakhtamah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Duhok Dream City Discovery Off-Ride

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Interesting facts about this location

Simele

Simele or Sumail is a town located in the Iraqi province of Dohuk. The city is on the main road that connects Iraq to its neighbour Turkey. It is 14 kilometers west of the city of Dohuk.

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Located at 36.86 42.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Dohuk Province

Simele massacre

The Simele Massacre was a massacre committed by the armed forces of the Kingdom of Iraq during a campaign systematically targeting the Assyrians of northern Iraq in August 1933. The term is used to describe not only the massacre in Simele, but also the killing spree that took place among 63 Assyrian villages in the Dohuk and Mosul districts that led to the deaths of between 600 and 3,000 Assyrians. The Assyrian people were still recovering from one of the darkest periods of their history.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.86 42.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1933 in Iraq, 20th century in Iraq, Conflicts in 1933, History of the Assyrians, Massacres in Iraq, Racial massacres

Duhok Stadium

Duhok Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Dohuk, Kurdistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Duhok football club. The stadium originally held 10,000 people, but after reconstruction it now holds 20,000 people.

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Located at 36.85 43.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Dohuk, Football venues in Iraq

Sandur, Iraq

Sandur, also spelt Sundur, was a village located in Iraqi Kurdistan, about 70 miles north of Mosul, near Duhok, towards Amediyah. It was historically a Jewish agricultural settlement inhabited by Kurdish Jews.

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Located at 36.92 43.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Historic Jewish communities, Jews and Judaism in Kurdistan, Populated places in Dohuk Province, Villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict

Kurdistan

Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo-cultural region wherein the Kurdish people form a prominent majority population, and Kurdish culture, language, and national identity have historically been based. Contemporary use of Kurdistan refers to parts of eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, northwestern Iran and northern Syria inhabited mainly by Kurds. Kurdistan roughly encompasses the northwestern Zagros and the eastern Taurus mountain ranges, and covers small portions of Armenia.

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Located at 37.00 43.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Cultural regions, Divided regions, Fertile Crescent, Kurdistan, Kurdistan independence movement