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'''Zawita''' ( |
'''Zawita''' ({{lang-ar|زاويتة}}, {{lang-syr|ܙܘܝܬܐ}}), is an historically [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] town of about 5,000 people in the [[Dohuk Governorate]].<ref>[http://www.irak-genopbygning.dk/myiraq/atournor1.htm A Tour in the north.]</ref> |
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The name of the village is thought to come from [[Syriac language|Syriac]] ''ܙܘܝܬܐ'' meaning "corner."<ref>{{cite book|author1=Rudolf Wittkower |author2=Douglas Fraser |author3=Howard Hibbard |author4=Milton J. Lewine |title=Essays in the history of architecture presented to Rudolf Wittkower , Volume 1|year=1967|publisher=Phaidon|page=9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcAMAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> |
The name of the village is thought to come from [[Syriac language|Syriac]] ''ܙܘܝܬܐ'' meaning "corner."<ref>{{cite book|author1=Rudolf Wittkower |author2=Douglas Fraser |author3=Howard Hibbard |author4=Milton J. Lewine |title=Essays in the history of architecture presented to Rudolf Wittkower , Volume 1|year=1967|publisher=Phaidon|page=9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcAMAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:55, 18 December 2019
Zawita
ܙܘܝܬܐ | |
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Town | |
  Zawita  Zawita | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′21.0″N 43°08′34.0″E / 36.905833°N 43.142778°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Autonomous region |  Kurdistan |
| Governorate | Dohuk Governorate |
| District | Dohuk District |
Zawita (Arabic: زاويتة, Syriac: ܙܘܝܬܐ), is an historically Assyrian town of about 5,000 people in the Dohuk Governorate.[1] The name of the village is thought to come from Syriac ܙܘܝܬܐ meaning "corner."[2]
The village is inhabited mainly by Kurds and the second biggest group being the Assyrians. At one point it was home to mostly Assyrians, prior to the Simele massacre.[3]
A number of Assyrian Christian-owned businesses in the village were looted and burned downed during the 2011 Dohuk riots.[4]
See also
References
- ^ A Tour in the north.
- ^ Rudolf Wittkower; Douglas Fraser; Howard Hibbard; Milton J. Lewine (1967). Essays in the history of architecture presented to Rudolf Wittkower , Volume 1. Phaidon. p. 9.
- ^ Royal Central Asian Society, Central Asian Society, London (1934). Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society , Volume 21. London: Royal Central Asian Society. p. 46.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "إضرام النار وسط فندق سياحي في دهوك واعتقال 32 شخصا إثر الحادث". alsumarianews.com. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
36°54′21″N 43°8′34″E / 36.90583°N 43.14278°E
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