Tel Kaif District
Tel Kaif District (also Tel Keyf, Tel Kayf, Tel Kef or Tel Keppe (Classical Syriac: ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ), (Arabic: تل كيف)), Aramaic for "Stony Hill", is a district in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is majority Assyrian and Yazidi with a minority of Arabs.
Tel Kaif Classical Syriac: ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ, Arabic: تل كيف | |
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 Tel Kaif District (blue) in Ninawa | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh |
| Seat | Tel Keppe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,244 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 167,647 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Towns and villages include:
See also
- Assyrian settlements
- Assyrian homeland
- Proposals for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq
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