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Sharafiya

Coordinates: 36°41′20″N 43°5′46″E / 36.68889°N 43.09611°E / 36.68889; 43.09611
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Sharafiya
Sharafiya is located in Iraq
Sharafiya
Sharafiya
Coordinates: 36°41′20″N 43°5′46″E / 36.68889°N 43.09611°E / 36.68889; 43.09611
Country Iraq
GovernorateNineveh
DistrictTel Kaif
Population
[citation needed]
 • Total500
Time zoneGMT +3

Sharafiya is a village located in Nineveh Governorate in Iraq.[1]

The village is located about 40 Kilometers northwest of the city of Mosul, and is on the main road that connects Mosul to Alqosh, which it is only 5 kilometers south of.

Population

Easter Mass in Mar Georges church in Sharafiya (Ancient Church of the East).

Sharafiya was predominantly populated by Yazidis before Assyrians of the Tyari tribe settled in the village fleeing Hakkâri during the Assyrian genocide. There are two churches in the village: a Chaldean Catholic church and an Ancient Church of the East named Mar Gewargis (St. George).[2]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ "Sharafiya". Ishtar TV. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Sharafiya". Ishtar TV. Retrieved 5 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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