Mam Rashan [1] [2] is a former Yazidi village located in Shekhan district of the Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, which was destroyed in 1976 by the Iraqi government as part of Arabization policies. The inhabitants were as a result resettled in the collective town of Mahad.[3]
Mam Rashan | |
Settlement Type: | Former village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Governorate |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dohuk Governorate |
Subdivision Name3: | Shekhan District |
Coordinates: | 36.6672°N 43.4264°W |
Pushpin Map: | Iraq |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Iraq |