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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Zakho District
- Population
- +197000
- Elevation
- +440
- Body of water
- Khabur
- Official website
- www.duhokgov.org/english/
- Image
- BajarêZaxoyê.jpg
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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.