Mawat, Kurdistan
| Mawat | |
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| Town | |
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  Mawat  Mawat | |
| Coordinates: 35°54′N 45°25′E / 35.900°N 45.417°E | |
| Country |
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| Autonomous region |
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| Province | Sulaymaniyah Governorate |
| District | Mawat |
Mawat (Kurdish: Mawet) is a town located to the north of Sulaymaniyah and to the southeast of Lake Dukan in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Mawat is a small town. It has been rebuilt to the south of Old Mawat (Mawata Kon in Kurdish). Mawat locals tell a story of the town being destroyed 300 years ago by the Ottoman Empire. The most common Mawat names are mala mussa tawakally (17-- / 1800) and some of the most important Mawat names are: Faqeh Omer (Feqe Homer in Kurdish), Mulah Bakir (Mela Bakir in Kurdish ) Papazian family (Bnamallay Papazakan ) and Mam Yahia
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