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Discover Aloka in Iraq

Aloka in the region of Nīnawá is a town located in Iraq - some 251 mi or ( 404 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Aloka is now 09:53 AM (Sunday) . 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, Shilyaz, Suwarah Tukah, and Khurazan. When in this area, you might want to check out Zawitah . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Aloka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lalish

Lalish is a small mountain valley situated in northern Iraq about 60 km northwest of the city of Mosul. It is the location of the tomb of Şêx Adî, main figure of the Yazidi faith. At least once in their lifetime Yazidi's are expected to make a six-day pilgrimage to Lalish to visit the tomb of Şêx Adî, and other sacred places. Yazidi's living in the region are expected to make a yearly pilgrimage to attend the autumn Feast of the Assembly, which is celebrated from 23 Aylūl to 1 Tašrīn I.

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Located at 36.77 43.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Adawiyya Sufi Order, Iraqi Kurdistan, Yazidi

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.

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Located at 36.91 43.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Hakkâri, Populated places in Dohuk Province

Ba'adra

Ba'adra, also rendered Baadre,Badra and Bathra,, is a town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Ba'adra's residents are mostly Yazidis with a small Assyrian Christian minority. The town and the surrounding villages were demolished and later recolonised by Arabs during the late 1960s. Most of Arabs, however, returned to their original settlements after 2003.

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Located at 36.72 43.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nineveh Province

Koxie

Koxie is a mountain village near Ain Sifni in northern Iraq. It has been bombed and destroyed by the previous Iraqi governments. \t\t \t\t\tKoxie. JPG \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tKoxie2. JPG \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tKoxie3. JPG \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tKoxie4. JPG \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tKoxie5. JPG \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tKoxie6. JPG

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Located at 36.79 43.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Iraq

Ain Sifni

Ain Sifni is an Iraqi town and capital of Shekhan District in the Nineveh plains area of the Ninewah governorate in Iraq. It's mainly populated by Yazidis and Assyrians.

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Located at 36.69 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Nineveh Province