Khana Sor Explained

Official Name:Khana Sor
Settlement Type:Town
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:31,161
Coordinates:36.4731°N 41.6161°W

Khana Sor (also written Khanasor, Kurdish: خاناسۆر|translit=Xanasor,[1] [2] Arabic: خانصور, meaning: red house) is a town located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The town is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[3] [4]

Khana Sor is populated by Yazidis.

Notes and References

  1. News: Rojava and South Kurdistan borders protected by YPG . 19 December 2019 . 15 June 2014.
  2. News: هەڵۆ پێنجوێنی: شەڕەكەی شەنگال لە قازانجی توركیایە . 19 December 2019 . www.pukonline.org . 3 March 207 . ku.
  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.