Zawita | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Iraqi Kurdistan#Iraq |
Coordinates: | 36.9058°N 43.1428°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
Subdivision Type2: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name2: | Dohuk Governorate |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Dohuk District |
Subdivision Type4: | Subdistrict |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Zawita (ar|زاويتة,[1] ku|زاویته|translit=Zawîte[2] [3]) is a town in the Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The name of the town is thought to come from the Syriac word for "corner."[4]