Zakho, also spelled Zaxo, is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, at the centre of the Zakho District of the Dohuk Governorate, located a few kilometers from the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing. It is known for its celebrations of Newroz.
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude37.143611 degrees north 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Zakho (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section
According to an oral tradition transmitted by a Jewish informant from Zakho, Me'allim Levi, Zakho was established in 1568 by Slivani tribesmen, whose territory was stretched south of the location of the town.
Infobox: population_total
800,000
View the Source 2. Zakho (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 37.143611, longitude 42.681911
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 440 m
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source3. GeoNames: Zaxo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 89570
37.14871 42.68591 P PPLA2 IQ 08 89569 95052 439 Asia/Baghdad
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 439 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.25, 42.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.25, 42.75
37.25 42.75 Csa
Wikidata: Zakho
Wikidata Q167800, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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