Zawita
Zawita (Kurdish: Zawîte ,زاويتە,[1][2] Arabic: زاويتة), is a town of about 5,000 people in the Dohuk Governorate. The name of the village is thought to come from Syriac ܙܘܝܬܐ meaning "corner."[3]
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 36°54′21.0″N 43°08′34.0″E | |
Country | |
Autonomous region | |
Governorate | Dohuk Governorate |
District | Dohuk District |
The village is inhabited mainly by Kurds and the second biggest group is the Assyrians. At one point it was home to mostly Assyrians, prior to the Simele massacre.[4]
A number of Assyrian Christian-owned businesses in the village were looted and burned downed during the 2011 Dohuk riots.[5]
See also
- Assyrian homeland
- Proposals for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq
- Assyrian settlements
References
- "Duhok – Li Zawîte du kes di bîra avê de xeniqîn" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- "زاويتە". bot.gov.krd. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- Rudolf Wittkower; Douglas Fraser; Howard Hibbard; Milton J. Lewine (1967). Essays in the history of architecture presented to Rudolf Wittkower , Volume 1. Phaidon. p. 9.
- Royal Central Asian Society, Central Asian Society, London (1934). Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society , Volume 21. London: Royal Central Asian Society. p. 46.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "إضرام النار وسط فندق سياحي في دهوك واعتقال 32 شخصا إثر الحادث". alsumarianews.com. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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