Qasrok, Iraq

This article is about the town in Iraq. For the town in Syria, see Qasrok, Syria.

Qasrok (Arabic: قصروك‎, Syriac: ܩܨܪܟ‎), is an historically Assyrian town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Qasrok's residents are mostly Kurds (Yezidies) with a small Assyrian minority.

The town and the surrounding villages were demolished and later recolonized by Arabs during the late 1960s. Most of the Arabs, however, returned to their original settlements after 2003.

References

Basic information about Shekhan District, Christian Aid Program in Iraq

Nineveh plains region in northern Iraq

Main settlements

Al-Hamdaniya District	Bakhdida Bartella Karemlesh Bashiqa Bahzani

Tel Keppe District	Tel Keppe Alqosh Batnaya Tesqopa Baqofa Sharafiya

Shekhan District	Ain Sifni Dashqotan Qasrok Ba'adra

Ancient Mesopotamian sites

Religious sites

Coordinates: 36°41′44″N 43°36′5″E / 36.69556°N 43.60139°E / 36.69556; 43.60139

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