Zawita
Zawita (Arabic: زاويتة,[1] Kurdish: ,Zawîte زاويتە[2][3]) is a town in the Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The name of the town is thought to come from the Syriac word for "corner."[4]
Zawita | |
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Town | |
  Zawita  Zawita | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′21.0″N 43°08′34.0″E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Autonomous region |  Kurdistan Region |
| Governorate | Dohuk Governorate |
| District | Dohuk District |
The town 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.[5]
A number of Assyrian Christian-owned businesses in the town were looted and burned downed during the 2011 Dohuk riots.[6]
References
- "طائرات تركية تقصف مركبة بمحافظة دهوك وتقتل أربعة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "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". Ishtar TV. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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