Dashqotan ( ar, دشقوتان) is a village in Nineveh Governorate,

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. It is located in the

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in the Nineveh Plains. In the village, there is a church of the

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of the

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History

The Assyrian Aid Society provided a water pump for the village in 2012. The Supreme Committee of Christian Affairs had constructed 33 houses and a church at Dashqotan by 2013. The village's population was forced to flee the

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offensive in August 2014. In 2015, 15 displaced Christian families inhabited Dashqotan. A power generator was provided to the village by the

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in October 2019. As of March 2021, the village is inhabited by 112 Assyrians in 25 families.

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