Batifa | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Iraq#Iraqi Kurdistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Iraq |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name2: | Dohuk Governorate |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Zakho District |
Subdivision Type4: | Sub-district |
Subdivision Name4: | Batifa |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Urban: | 17186 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 5665 |
Coordinates: | 37.1744°N 43.0132°W |
Batifa (ar|باطوفا,[2] ku|باتيفا|Batîfa)[3] is a district in Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Zakho District.
Batifa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot dry summers and cool, wet winters. Subfreezing lows are common in the winter, providing some frost. Snowfall may occur occasionally.