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Zakho
Sign in to saveZakho, also spelled Zaxo (, , , , ) is a city in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, at the centre of the Zakho District of the Dohuk Governorate, located a few kilometers from the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing. Zakho is known for its celebrations of Newroz.
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Place details
- Locality
- Zaxo
- Region
- پارێزگای دھۆک
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 95,052
- Timezone
- Asia/Baghdad
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Zakho
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.native_name
- زاخۆ
- Settlement.other_name
- Zaxo
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Little Khabur flowing through Zakho
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iraq#Iraqi Kurdistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Iraq
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Duhok Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Zakho District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 837
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 440
- Settlement.population_total
- 260,000
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 197000
- Elevation
- 440
- Official website
- www.duhokgov.org/english/
- Image
- BajarêZaxoyê.jpg
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- Zakho
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Travel guide
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There are several buses per day from cities in eastern Turkey and from in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Zakho, also spelled Zaxo (, , , , ) is a city in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, at the centre of the Zakho District of the Dohuk Governorate, located a few kilometers from the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing. Zakho is known for its celebrations of Newroz.
The population of the town rose from about 30,000 in 1950 to 350,000 in 1992 due to Kurds fleeing from other areas of the country.
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