Qayyarah

Qayyarah or Qayara (Arabic: القيارة‎) is an Iraqi town located in southern Nineveh Governorate on the west bank of Tigris river. It is located in the Mosul District, and it is the seat of Qayyarah subdistrict. Along with the subdistrict, the town fell to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in June 2014. The town was dubbed an "oil town".[1] It was reported that its recapture was of strategic importance for the offensive to retake Mosul in 2016.[1] The Qayyarah Airfield West is located near the town.

The town's name derives from the Arabic word for tar.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 Iraqi army launches offensive to push Isis out of Mosul, The Guardian
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