Bashir | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Iraq |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Iraq |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Kirkuk Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kirkuk District |
Coordinates: | 35.2464°N 44.2758°W |
Bashir (Arabic: قرية بشير|Bašīr, Turkish: Beşir) is a village in Iraq, located south of Kirkuk. It is populated by Shia Turkmens.[1]
The village was captured by ISIL in June 2014.[2] It was recaptured by Iraqi forces on 1 May 2016.[3]