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Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

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Nineveh Nineveh (; akk, ; Biblical Hebrew: '; ar, نَيْنَوَىٰ '; syr, ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ, Nīnwē) was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern ban ...

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Tel Keppe Tel Keppe ( syr, ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐܦܹܐ ', ar, تل كيف ', alternatively spelled Tel Kaif or Telkef) is an Assyrian town in northern Iraq. It is located in the Nineveh Governorate, less than 8 mi (13 km) northeast of Mosul.Welcome to Te ...

, established_title = , established_date = , area_total_km2 = 1,244 , population_as_of = 2003 , population_footnotes = , population_total = 167,647 , timezone = AST , utc_offset = +3 , timezone_DST = , utc_offset_DST = Tel Kaif District (also Tel Keyf, Tel Kayf, Tel Kef or Tel Keppe ( syc, ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ), ( ar, تل كيف)),

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

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Nineveh Governorate Nineveh Governorate ( ar, محافظة نينوى, syr, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ, Hoparkiya d’Ninwe, ckb, پارێزگای نەینەوا, Parêzgeha Neynewa), also known as Ninawa Governorate, is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an ...

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Yazidi Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. The majo ...

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Alqosh Alqosh ( syr, ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ, Judeo-Aramaic: אלקוש, ar, ألقوش, alternatively spelled Alkosh or Alqush) is a town in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq, a sub-district of the Tel Kaif District and is situated 45 km north of the ...

Khatarah Khatarah ( ar, ختاره, ku, خه‌تارێ, translit=Xetarê, alternatively spelled Khatare or Hatarah) is a town located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located north of Mosul in the Nineveh Plai ...

Tesqopa Tesqopa ( syr, ܬܠܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ, ar, تسقوبا) or Tel Skuf ( syr, ܬܠ ܣܩܘܦ, ar, تللسقف), also ''Tel Eskof'' or ''Tall Asqaf'' is a town in northern Iraq located approximately 19 miles (about 28 kilometres) north of Mosul. Th ...

Batnaya Batnaya ( ar, باطنايا, syr, ܒܛܢܝܐ) is a village in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located in the Tel Kaif District in the Nineveh Plains. In the village, there are Chaldean Catholic Church, Chaldean Catholic churches of Mar Cyricu ...

Sharafiya Sharafiya is a village located in Nineveh Governorate in Iraq. See also *List of Assyrian settlements *Proposals for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq *Assyrians in Iraq *Yazidis in Iraq Yazidis in Iraq live mainly in the Sinjar region and the Nineveh P ...

Baqofah Baqofah () is a village in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located in the Tel Kaif District in the Nineveh Plains. In the village, there is a Chaldean Catholic church of Mar Gewargis. Etymology Several theories have been put forward for the ...

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Beban Beban ( ar, بيبان, ku, بێبان, translit=Bêban) is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located southeast of Alqosh in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the disputed terr ...

Babirah Babirah ( ar, بابيرة, ku, بابیرێ, translit=Babîrê) is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located ca. southwest of Telskuf in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the ...

Dughata Dughata (also written Doghata, Dughat, Doghan or Dokhata, ar, دوغات; ku, دۆخاتا, translit=Doxata) is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located ca. south of Alqosh a ...

Sreshka Sreshka (also written Srechka, Sireshka, Sireshkan or Srejka, ar, سريجكا, ku, Sireshkan) is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located ca. south of Alqosh and ca. north of Telsk ...

Khoshaba Khoshaba (also written Khawshaba, ar, خوشابا; ku, خۆشابا, translit=Xoşaba) is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located ca. southeast of Alqosh and ca. northeast of Tel ...