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Zinawah Destination Guide

Explore Zinawah in Iraq

Zinawah in the region of Dahūk is a place in Iraq - some 270 mi or ( 434 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Zinawah is now 05:11 AM (Sunday) . 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: Shazi, Sari Kani, Qarqur, Birumarah, and Miski. Since you are here already, consider visiting Shazi . 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 Zinawah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Zenvikings Chinnock Mission

10:03 min by zenvikings
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Trip from Q West to Turkish border .....2003...this chopper was just repaired.....how do you test it ???....put 30 medics' in it for wieght and fly up to Turkey.... ..

Levo

6:49 min by Saleem Yousif
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This video is produced by Saleem Yousif In Zakho Kurdistan of Iraq 2012 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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

Delal

Delal or Pira Delal also Pirdí Delal ("The Bridge Delal" in Kurdish), informally known also as Pira Berî (Stone Bridge), is an ancient bridge in the town of Zakho, in southern Kurdistan (Iraq) The bridge is 114 metres long and 15.5 metres high.

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Located at 37.14 42.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Bridges in Iraq, Zakho

University of Zakho

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Located at 37.11 42.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Universities in Iraqi Kurdistan, Zakho

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 20 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.

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