Batifa

batifa
Batifa
Batifa
Batifa

Location in Iraq

Coordinates: 37°08′37.00″N 42°40′54.88″E / 37.1436111°N 42.6819111°E / 37.1436111; 42.6819111
Country  Iraq
Governorate Dahuk
Region Kurdistan
Elevation 440 m (1,440 ft)
Population [1]
  Total 9,000
Website www.duhokgov.org/english/

Batifa (Batufa in Kurdish) is one of the aspects of the Zakho district in Dohuk governorate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. An area of 208 km square area and the associated 73 villages destroyed all in the Anfal campaign. There in the town, approximately 15 locations by the Directorate of archaeological traces of Dahuk, including: Castle Shabani, Kashani Castle, and Castle Bajoine, and a bridge on the River Khabur Nzdora and built in the reign of princes Albhdinyin. And the effects of Crete and Bekova.

References

  1. "Zāẖū - profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
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