Zawita Explained

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]

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36.9058°N 43.1428°W

Notes and References

  1. News: طائرات تركية تقصف مركبة بمحافظة دهوك وتقتل أربعة . 16 November 2020 . ar.
  2. Web site: KRSO. 2009. 2009 - ناوی پاریزگا. يه که کارگيرييه كانی پاریزگاكانی هه ریمی کوردستان. 6 February 2021. Kurdistan Region Statistics Office (KRSO). 135. ku.
  3. News: Duhok – Li Zawîte du kes di bîra avê de xeniqîn . 18 December 2019 . ku.
  4. Book: Rudolf Wittkower . Douglas Fraser . Howard Hibbard . Milton J. Lewine . Essays in the history of architecture presented to Rudolf Wittkower, Volume 1. 1967. Phaidon. 9. 9780714813011 .