Official Name: | Yankjah |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Iraq |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Tuz Khurmatu's location in Iraq |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Saladin |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tooz |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Coordinates: | 34.8569°N 44.5704°W |
Yankjah (Arabic: ينكجة; Turkish (Iraqi Turkmen): Yenice[1]) is a town in the Tooz District of Saladin Governorate, Iraq, approximately 100km (100miles) from the Iranian border. Its native population of around 25,000 is predominantly Sunni Turkmen.[2] [3]