Khanke (also written Khanik or Khanek , Kurdish: خانکێ, romanized: Xankê[1][2]) is a town located in the Simele District of the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan region. The town is located ca. 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Dohuk.[3]

Khanke
Town
Khanke is located in Iraq
Khanke
Khanke
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 36°47′24″N 42°47′53″E / 36.79000°N 42.79806°E / 36.79000; 42.79806
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region
GovernorateDohuk Governorate
DistrictSimele District

Khanke is populated by Yazidis.[3]

References

  1. ^ "ناڤەندا خانکێ یا ئێکەتیا ئافرەتێن کوردستانێ ھاتە ڤەکرن | Evro News" (in Arabic). Evronews. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Wezîra Parastina Îtaliya li Dihokê çû nav koçberên Kurdên Êzidî" (in Kurdish). Rûdaw. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Saadi Azuo, Heerish (June 2016). "Graduate school of social sciences general psychology master's programme: Post-traumatic stress disorder among Ezidian women who escaped from ISIS capture" (PDF). Near East University. Retrieved 2018-12-06.