Taza Khurmatu Explained

Official Name:Taza Khurmatu
Other Name:Taza
Native Name:Iraqi Turkmen: تازة خورماتو
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Kirkuk
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Daquq
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:40,000
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:35.3028°N 44.3286°W

Taza Khurmatu or Taza (Arabic: تازة خورماتو|Tāzah Ḵūrmātū,[1] Turkish: Tazehurmatu|lit=Fresh Dates[2] [3]) is a town in Iraq, located south of Kirkuk.[4] It is populated predominantly by Shia Turkmen.[5]

History

In 1925, the town's population was predominantly Turkmen.[6]

The town experienced Arabization during the Saddam era where Turkmen land was confiscated and given to Arab settlers.[7]

In 2009 it was the site of the 20 June 2009 Taza bombing, where more than 70 people were killed by a suicide bomber.[8] In June 2014, along with the nearby villages of Brawawchli, Karanaz, Chardaghli, and Bashir, it experienced a massacre of at least 40 villagers committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.[9] In March 2016, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fired mortars containing an unidentified chemical agent killing one and injuring 600.[10] [11] [12]

It is currently controlled by the Turkmen Brigades of the Popular Mobilization Units.[13] [14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. News: 11 March 2016. سكان "تازة خورماتو" بكركوك العراقية يتوافدون للمشافي جراء قصف "داعش" البلدة بالكيماوي. ar. Anadolu Agency. 26 October 2020.
  2. https://www.trthaber.com/haber/dunya/son-3-yil-icinde-tazehurmatuda-yaklasik-100-kisi-kansere-yakalandi-407854.html "Son 3 yıl içinde Tazehurmatu'da yaklaşık 100 kişi kansere yakalandı" - Son Dakika Haberleri
  3. Web site: The Turkmen of Iraq. 23 October 2020. Al-Bab.
  4. News: US Holds Islamic State Agent Tied to Chemical Weapons. Voice of America. 9 March 2016.
  5. Web site: The Turkmen of Iraq: Underestimated, Marginalized and exposed to assimilation . UNPO . 13 October 2020.
  6. Book: Question of the Frontier between Turkey and Iraq - League of Nations. 1925. 38.
  7. News: Derzsi-Horváth. András. 2017. Iraq after ISIL: Kirkuk. GPPi. 21 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Dogs to search for bomb victims in Iraq. NBC News.
  9. Web site: Shiite villagers describe 'massacre' in northern Iraq. Abigail Hauslohner. 23 June 2014. Washington Post.
  10. Web site: Iraqi officials: IS chemical attacks kill child, wound 600. HDR - Hickory Daily Record.
  11. Web site: Islamic State Struck Town With Chemical Weapons, Iraq Says. 11 March 2016. NASDAQ.com.
  12. Web site: Iraqi Girl, 3, Dies in ISIS Chemical Attack. News From Antiwar.com.
  13. http://fa.shafaqna.com/news/254181
  14. http://www.alalam.ir/news/1814466
  15. http://www.alsumaria.tv/news/162121/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%81-%D9%87%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D9%8042-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AE/ar

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