Tesqopa
ܬܠܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ تسقوبا | |
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  Tesqopa | |
| Coordinates: 36°35′50.72″N 43°6′13.40″E / 36.5974222°N 43.1037222°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh |
| District | Tel Kaif |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,185 |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Tesqopa (Syriac: ܬܠܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ, Arabic: تسقوبا) or Tel Skuf (Syriac: ܬܠ ܣܩܘܦ, Arabic: تللسقف), also Tel Eskof or Tall Asqaf[2] is a town in northern Iraq located approximately 19 miles (about 28 kilometres) north of Mosul. The town is populated by Assyrians and they are members of the Chaldean Catholic Church.[3]
The town was captured by ISIS briefly in August 2014 but was recaptured by Kurdish Peshmerga in August 2016.[4]
Many of the residents of the town returned with aid from Hungary,[5] while a large portion has migrated to Europe.[3]
- ^ "The Struggle to Exist: An Introduction to the Assyrians and their Human Rights Situation in the New Iraq" (PDF). www.atour.com. Assyria Council of Europe.
- ^ "تللسقف) تسقوبا)". Ishar TV (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Region in focus - Iraqi ghost town used as base to fight ISIL". Ishtar TV. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Teleskuf, the rebirth of an Iraqi village". Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2019-07-17.