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.