Borek (Iraq)

Borek (also written Burke, Arabic: بورك‎; Kurdish: Borik ,بۆرک‎,[2][3] also known in Arabic as al-Yarmouk) is a Yazidi village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[1][4] Borek has exclusively Yazidi population.[1]

Borek

بورك
Village
Borek
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 36°29′32″N 41°51′54″E
Country Iraq
GovernorateNinawa
DistrictSinjar District
Population
 (July 2014[1])
 • Total18,259

References
  1. "Emerging Land Tenure Issues among Displaced Yazidis from Sinjar, Iraq" (PDF). United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat). November 2015. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  2. "کۆمەلگەھا بۆرک.. 1500 خێزانێن ئێزدی زڤرینە مالێن خوە". Basnews. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "Li Borik'ê pêşangeha wêneyan hat vekirin". ROJ News (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. "Yazda Report on Humanitarian Aid and Development Opportunities in Sinjar: Caring for IDPs While Rebuilding and Facilitating Returns" (PDF). yazda.org. January 8, 2016. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
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