Bozan, Iraq
Bozan
بوزان | |
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  Bozan | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′15″N 43°7′45″E / 36.73750°N 43.12917°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Ninawa |
| District | Tel Keppe District |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT +4 |
Bozan ( Arabic: بوزان), also written Buzan or Bawzan, is a town northern Iraq. It is located in Ninawa Governorate, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) East of Alqosh 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Mosul.[1][2]
Bozan has a mainly Yezidi population.[3] Previously it was an Assyrian town.[4]
Wildlife
The vulnerable wild goat (Capra aegagrus) lives in nearby Buzan Mountain.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Bozan Map, Weather and Photos". getamap.net.
- ^ Gazetteer of Iraq: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency. 1990. p. 98.
- ^ Moni Basu (3 September 2014). "Amid slaughter of a people, a boy finds hope in America". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "The Struggle to Exist, Part II: Violence against Assyrian Communities in Nineveh Province's Disputed Territories" (PDF). Assyria Council of Europe, Hammurabi Human Rights Organization. February 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Al-Barazengy, Ali N.; Salman, Adel O.; Omar, Bushra A. (2015). "New sighting of the wild goat c apra aegagrus in Nineveh province, northern Iraq". IASJ. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Iraq). Retrieved 14 December 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bozan, Iraq.
- Shayoka, Sam. "Buzan (Bozay) Village قرية بوزان (بوزاي) ومناطق تجارية ..." Doovi. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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