Qasrok قەسرۆک, Qesrok, قصروك | |
|---|---|
Town | |
![]() Interactive map of Qasrok | |
| Coordinates:36°41′44″N43°36′5″E / 36.69556°N 43.60139°E /36.69556; 43.60139 | |
| Country | |
| Region | |
| Governorate | Nineveh Governorate |
| District | Shekhan District |
| Majority Kurdish, with an Assyrian minority | |
| Demonym | Qasroki |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Arabian Standard Time) |
| Area code | +964 |
Qasrok (Kurdish:قەسرۆک, Qesrok,[1][2]Arabic:قصروك) is an Iraqi town located in theShekhan District of theNineveh Governorate. Qasrok's residents are mostlyKurds with a smallAssyrian minority.
The town and the surroundingvillages were demolished and later settled byArabs during the late 1960s. Most of the Arabs, however, returned to their original settlements after the2003 US invasion.
A number of the town's village's, such as Badariyah, Bajilla, Malla-Birwan, and Kifre, wereYazidi villages settled byAssyrians from theTkhuma tribe and were destroyed during theSimele massacre.[3]
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