Taza Khurmatu

Taza Khurmatu
Iraqi Turkmen: تازة خورماتو
Taza
Town
Beauty of Taza Khurmatu
Beauty of Taza Khurmatu
Taza Khurmatu is located in Iraq
Taza Khurmatu
Taza Khurmatu
Coordinates: 35°18′10″N 44°19′43″E / 35.30278°N 44.32861°E / 35.30278; 44.32861
Country Iraq
GovernorateKirkuk
DistrictDaquq
Population
 (2023)
 • Total40,000
Time zoneUTC+3

Taza Khurmatu or Taza (Arabic: تازة خورماتو, romanizedTāzah Ḵūrmātū,[1] Turkish: Tazehurmatu, lit.'Fresh Dates'[2][3]) is a town in Iraq, located south of Kirkuk.[4] It is populated predominantly by Shia Turkmen.[4][5]

  1. ^ "سكان "تازة خورماتو" بكركوك العراقية يتوافدون للمشافي جراء قصف "داعش" البلدة بالكيماوي". Anadolu Agency (in Arabic). 11 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Son 3 yıl içinde Tazehurmatu'da yaklaşık 100 kişi kansere yakalandı" - Son Dakika Haberleri
  3. ^ "The Turkmen of Iraq". Al-Bab. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "US Holds Islamic State Agent Tied to Chemical Weapons". Voice of America. 9 March 2016.
  5. ^ "The Turkmen of Iraq: Underestimated, Marginalized and exposed to assimilation". UNPO. Retrieved 13 October 2020.