Khana Sor (also written Khanasor, Kurdish: خاناسۆر, romanized: Xanasor,[2][3] 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.[1][4]
Khana Sor | |
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Town | |
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  Khana Sor Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 36°28′23″N 41°36′58″E / 36.47306°N 41.61611°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Ninawa |
| District | Sinjar District |
| Population (July 2014[1]) | |
• Total | 31,161 |
References
- ^ a b c "Emerging Land Tenure Issues among Displaced Yazidis from Sinjar, Iraq" (PDF). United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat). November 2015. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Rojava and South Kurdistan borders protected by YPG". 15 June 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "هەڵۆ پێنجوێنی: شەڕەكەی شەنگال لە قازانجی توركیایە". www.pukonline.org (in Kurdish). 3 March 207. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Yazda Report on Humanitarian Aid and Development Opportunities in Sinjar: Caring for IDPs While Rebuilding and Facilitating Returns" (PDF). yazda.org. January 8, 2016. Retrieved 2018-12-09.[permanent dead link]