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Basirah Destination Guide

Discover Basirah in Iraq

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

Interactive map of Basirah

Local time in Basirah is now 10:00 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zawitah, Zawita al 'Ulya, Tall Khashaf, Sili, and Rikabah Dinadi. When in this area, you might want to check out Zawitah . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Basirah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Al Kasik team 07'-08' Walking through Dahuk, Iraq

7:50 min by FortKnox69
Views: 2801 Rating: 5.00

Our Al Kasik team taking a walk and doing some shopping in Dahuk, Iraq after just being in Zakho, Iraq. Commander Young, Richard Petty, Chris Kelly, Scotty, Ray Jay, and Doc is mentioned but not there ..

Duhok Province - IRAQ محافظة دهوك في كوردستان العراق

9:22 min by urukiiraqi
Views: 1676 Rating: 5.00

Duhok province in Iraqi Kurdistan is home to the city of Duhok and it is also host to other famous, popular and ancient cities and one of Iraq's most exotic places like the city of Duhok, Zakho, Sumel ..


لعبة الأفعوانية في مدينة ألعاب مازي - دهوك

0:39 min by Haider Mohammed
Views: 991 Rating: 5.00

نص دقيقة وقت اللعبة..بس رعب مو طبيعي!!!! آني بس صورتهه ونشف دمي لو راكبها يمكن جان انجلطت... ههههههههههههه ..

Akre & Duhok Tsimko's photos around Dohuk, Iraq (duhok pictures 2010)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 925 Rating: 1.00

Preview of Tsimko's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these video ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.92 43.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Historic Jewish communities, Jews and Judaism in Kurdistan, Populated places in Dohuk Province, Villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.85 43.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Dohuk, Football venues in Iraq

Zawita

Zawita, is an Iraqi town of about 5,000 people the Dohuk Governorate. The name of the village is thought to come from Syriac ܙܘܝܬܐ meaning "corner". The village is inhabited mainly by Kurds and the second biggest group being the Assyrians. At one point it was home to majority Assyrians, prior to the Simele massacre. A number of Christian-owned businesses in the village were looted and burned downed during the 2011 Dohuk riots.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.91 43.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Hakkâri, Populated places in Dohuk Province

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 16 km away
Tags: Cultural regions, Divided regions, Fertile Crescent, Kurdistan, Kurdistan independence movement

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.86 42.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Dohuk Province