Makhmur, Iraq

Makhmur
مخمور
Mexmûr
Makhmur

location of Makhmur

Coordinates: IQ 35°46′32″N 43°34′46″E / 35.77556°N 43.57944°E / 35.77556; 43.57944Coordinates: IQ 35°46′32″N 43°34′46″E / 35.77556°N 43.57944°E / 35.77556; 43.57944
Country  Iraq
Autonomous region  Kurdistan
Governorate Erbil Governorate
Districts of Nineveh

Makhmur (Kurdish: Mexmûr‎, Arabic: مخمور‎) is a town in Iraq. It is part of Makhmur District in Erbil Governorate. Before 1991 the large district of Makhmur was part of Ninawa Governorate, but after Makhmur district became a part of Erbil Governorate. Makhmur is mainly populated by Kurds and Arabs. During the 2014 ISIL crisis, the town was taken over by ISIL militants before being regained again by combined Kurdish forces,[1] led by the Kurdistan Worker's Party.[2] A volunteer civilian militia to defend the town in the future was started in response.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Khalel, Sheren; Vickery, Matthew (18 August 2014). "Battle for Makhmour: a frontline Iraq’s latest war". Middle East Eye.
  2. ↑ Meet the PKK, Vice News
  3. ↑ Khalel, Sheren; Vickery, Matthew (20 August 2014). "The Locked and Loaded Carpenters of Makhmour". Foreign Policy Magazine.


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