Borek, Iraq Explained

Official Name:Borek
Other Name:بورك
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Iraq
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Ninawa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sinjar District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:July 2014
Population Total:18,259
Coordinates:36.4922°N 41.865°W

Borek (also written Burke, Arabic: بورك; Kurdish: بۆرک|translit=Borik,[1] [2] also known in Arabic as al-Yarmouk) is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[3] [4] Borek has exclusively Yazidi population.

Notes and References

  1. News: کۆمەلگەھا بۆرک.. 1500 خێزانێن ئێزدی زڤرینە مالێن خوە . 19 December 2019 . Basnews.
  2. News: Li Borik'ê pêşangeha wêneyan hat vekirin . 19 December 2019 . ROJ News . ku . 19 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191219141826/https://rojnews.news/ku/cand-u-huner/li-borik-e-pesangeha-weneyan-hat-vekirin-33700 . dead .
  3. Web site: Emerging Land Tenure Issues among Displaced Yazidis from Sinjar, Iraq. November 2015. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat). 2018-12-04.
  4. Web site: Yazda Report on Humanitarian Aid and Development Opportunities in Sinjar: Caring for IDPs While Rebuilding and Facilitating Returns. January 8, 2016. yazda.org. PDF. 2018-12-09.