Zawita ( ar, زاويتة, ku, زاویته, translit=Zawîte) is a town in the Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region in

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

. The name of the town is thought to come from the Syriac word for "corner." The town is inhabited mainly by

Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian peoples, Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Ir ...

and the second biggest group is the Assyrians. At one point it was home to mostly Assyrians, prior to the Simele massacre. A number of Assyrian Christian-owned businesses in the town were looted and burned downed during the

2011 Dohuk riots The 2011 Duhok riots refers to riots which began on December 2, 2011 in the Duhok Governorate, Iraq. They were instigated by Friday prayers' sermons by Ismail Osman Sindai, a Kurdish imam, calling for attacks against stores selling alcohol and mas ...

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Populated places in Dohuk Province Assyrian communities in Iraq Kurdish settlements in Iraq {{Iraq-geo-stub Tourist attractions in Iraqi Kurdistan