Ankawa
عنكاوا عەنکاوە ܥܲܢܟܵܒ̣ܵܐ | |
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 Views around the entrance to Ankawa at Ankawa Road and Hundred Meter Road. | |
  Ankawa  Ankawa | |
| Coordinates: 36°13′45″N 43°59′37″E / 36.22917°N 43.99361°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Region |  Kurdistan Region |
| Province | Erbil Governorate |
| Municipality | Ankawa |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 30,000 (refugees included−100,000)[1] |
| The town received thousands of primarily Christian Refugees from Nineveh Plains in 2014, many of whom have returned since 2017. | |
| Website | https://english.ankawa.com/ |
Ankawa (Arabic: عنكاوا, romanized: Ankāwā;[2] Kurdish: عەنکاوە, romanized: Enkawe,[3][4] Syriac: ܥܲܢܟܵܒ̣ܵܐ) is a suburb of Erbil in Kurdistan Region, Iraq.[5] It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of downtown Erbil. The suburb is predominantly populated by Christian Assyrians, most of whom adhere to the Chaldean Catholic Church.[6]
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Ankawa, also known as Ainkawa, is a predominantly Chaldean-populated suburb of Erbil. Its population is now estimated to be approximately 60,000. Roughly 80% of the town's population is Christian; the majority of its Christian residents are adherents to the Chaldean Catholic Church. Located just outside Erbil, the town is considered to be the last Christian Assyrian stronghold in Kurdistan Region.