Qahtaniyah, Iraq

This article is about the town in Iraq. For other towns with the same name, see Al-Qahtaniyah.
Location of Kahtaniya in Iraq

Qahtaniyah (Arabic: القحطانية‎‎, also spelled Giruzer, Kar Izir) is Iraqi town about 100 km (62 mi) from Mosul and a few miles south of Sinjar.[1] It was one of two villages targeted in the 2007 Qahtaniya bombings against the local Yazidi community.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Google search. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Kurdistan TV

Coordinates: 36°13′52″N 41°47′52″E / 36.23111°N 41.79778°E / 36.23111; 41.79778

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