Surya | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Iraq |
Coordinates: | 37.2261°N 43.0719°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Governorate |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name1: | Kurdistan Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Dohuk Governorate |
Subdivision Name3: | Batifa |
Surya is a village in Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq.[1]
In 1969, the Ba'athist regime killed 39 men in the village.[2]
In September 2020, clashes between Turkish forces and PKK took place in the village causing the village and its surroundings to catch fire.[3]
Turkey shelled the village in July 2022.[4]