Zawita

Zawita (Kurdish: Zawîte ,زاويتە‎,[1][2] Arabic: زاويتة‎), is a town of about 5,000 people in the Dohuk Governorate. The name of the village is thought to come from Syriac ܙܘܝܬܐ meaning "corner."[3]

Zawita
Town
Zawita
Zawita
Coordinates: 36°54′21.0″N 43°08′34.0″E
Country Iraq
Autonomous region Kurdistan Region
GovernorateDohuk Governorate
DistrictDohuk District

The village is inhabited mainly by Kurds and the second biggest group is the Assyrians. At one point it was home to mostly Assyrians, prior to the Simele massacre.[4]

A number of Assyrian Christian-owned businesses in the village were looted and burned downed during the 2011 Dohuk riots.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Duhok – Li Zawîte du kes di bîra avê de xeniqîn" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. "زاويتە". bot.gov.krd. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "إضرام النار وسط فندق سياحي في دهوك واعتقال 32 شخصا إثر الحادث". alsumarianews.com. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

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