Sharafiya is a village located in
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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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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List of Assyrian settlements
The following is a list of historical and contemporary Assyrian settlements in the Middle East. This list includes settlements of Assyrians from Southeastern Turkey who left their indigenous tribal districts in Hakkari (or the historical Hakk ...
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Proposals for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq
Since the early 20th century several proposals have been made for the establishment of an autonomous area or a independent state for the Syriac-speaking Assyrians in northern Iraq.
Historical proposals
* Urmia Manifesto of the United Free Assyria ...
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Assyrians in Iraq
Iraqi Assyrians ( syr, ܣܘܪ̈ܝܐ, ar, آشوريو العراق) are an ethnic and linguistic minority group, indigenous to Upper Mesopotamia. Assyrians in Iraq are those Assyrians still residing in the country of Iraq, and those in the As ...
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Yazidis in Iraq Yazidis in Iraq live mainly in the Sinjar District, Sinjar region and the Nineveh Plains, which are located within the Nineveh Governorate in north-western Iraq.
Demography
According to estimates, the number of Yazidis in Iraq is up to 700,000. A ...
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Populated places in Nineveh Governorate
Assyrian communities in Iraq
Nineveh Plains