Babirah
Babira بابيرة | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 36°32′37″N 43°1′27″E / 36.54361°N 43.02417°E | |
Region | Kurdistan Region (de facto) |
Governorate | Nineveh Governorate (de jure) Dohuk Governorate (de facto) |
District | Tel Kaif District |
Babirah (Arabic: بابيرة, Kurdish: بابیرێ, romanized: Babîrê)[1][2] is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located ca. 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Telskuf in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[3][4]
Babirah is populated by Yazidis.[4]