Zummar
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Zummar (, ) also Zemar or Zumar, is both the name of an Iraqi subdistrict located in north Nineveh Governorate and of its seat, the town of Zummar. The population is a mix of Arabs and Kurds, most of whom work in agriculture. Wheat is the prime crop there.
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Zummar (, ) also Zemar or Zumar, is both the name of an Iraqi subdistrict located in north Nineveh Governorate and of its seat, the town of Zummar. The population is a mix of Arabs and Kurds, most of whom work in agriculture. Wheat is the prime crop there.
In August 2014, Zummar subdistrict fell into ISIL's hands. In October 2014, Zummar was recaptured by the Kurdish Peshmerga. It stayed under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government until 2017, when it was captured by the Federal government of Iraq during the 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zummar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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