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Discover Ziwah Shafiqah in Iraq

Ziwah Shafiqah in the region of Dahūk is a town located in Iraq - some 265 mi or ( 426 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Ziwah Shafiqah is now 11:38 PM (Thursday) . 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: Tilah Kurah, Tankah Dulib, Sumayl, Sa'id Zuhur al 'Ulya, and Arbil Governorate. When in this area, you might want to check out Tilah Kurah . 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 Ziwah Shafiqah ? 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 ..

DREAM CITY DUHOK - MAZI MALL

0:42 min by dlawar ameen
Views: 2109 Rating: 5.00

www.alaminest.com ..


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 ..

Duqon

7:20 min by hapuna33
Views: 1196 Rating: 5.00

Video blogging Kurdistan, Iraq ..


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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 8 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.

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Located at 36.86 42.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 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 14 km away
Tags: 1933 in Iraq, 20th century in Iraq, Conflicts in 1933, History of the Assyrians, Massacres in Iraq, Racial massacres

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 15 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.

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Located at 36.85 43.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Dohuk, Football venues in Iraq

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