Darkar Explained

Darkar
Pushpin Map:	Iraq
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Iraq
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Iraq
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Type2:	Governorate
Subdivision Name2:	Dohuk Governorate
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Zakho District
Subdivision Type4:	Sub-district
Subdivision Name4:	Darkar
Coordinates:	37.1984°N 42.8216°W

Darkar or Darkar Achem (Kurdish: دەركار عەجەم, Derkar Ecem) is one of the subdistricts of the Zakho District in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region of Iraq.^{[1] [2]} The town is 15 km northeast of Zakho.

It has been the site of regular cross-border fighting with Turkey.https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/26062020

Notes and References

1. Web site: ناحیا ده‌ركار. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100830144221/http://www.duhokgov.org/kurdi/index.php?action=qaza2. 2010-08-30. Duhok Governorate Website.
2. Web site: 15 August 2020. إنزال تركي واشتباكات مع مسلحي "بي كي كي" داخل العراق. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210729182646/https://www.alhurra.com/iraq/2020/08/15/%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82?_wrapper_format=html&page=1 . 2021-07-29 . Alhurra TV.