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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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Zakho is a city in Iraq, situated within Zakho District and the Duhok Governorate. It lies near the Khabur river and has an elevation of 440 meters above sea level. The city’s population is 219,006.
The area is located in the Kurdistan Region, as indicated by its administrative classification. Zakho operates in the Asia/Baghdad time zone.
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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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Travel guide
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There are several buses per day from cities in eastern Turkey and from in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Recent history
- Islamic history
- Christianity
- Judaism
- Climate
- Landmarks
- Population displacements
- Sports
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zakho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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