Gir Zerk Explained

Official Name:Gir Zerk
Other Name:العدنانية
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Iraq
Coordinates:36.1839°N 41.7597°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Ninawa
Subdivision Name2:Sinjar District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:18,000
Population As Of:July 2014

Gir Zerk (Arabic: العدنانية; Kurdish: گرزه‌رک|translit=Gir Zerik,[1] [2] also known in Arabic as al-Adnaniyah) is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located south of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[3] [4]

Gir Zerk has exclusively Yazidi population.

Notes and References

  1. News: له‌تیف نێروه‌یى: قاسم شه‌شۆ هۆڵێکى مام جه‌لال-ى له‌ شه‌نگال داگیرکردوه‌ . 19 December 2019 . ROJ News . ku.
  2. News: Mam Qasim: Bila êdî Êzidî bêjin 'Bes e ji fermanê re' . 19 December 2019 . ANF News . ku.
  3. Web site: Emerging Land Tenure Issues among Displaced Yazidis from Sinjar, Iraq. November 2015. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat). 2019-01-28.
  4. Web site: Hashd Al-Shaabi Inhibits IDPs Returns to Their Homes in Sinjar: Official. English. Basnews. www.basnews.com. en-gb. 2019-01-28.