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Town in Ninawa, Iraq
Khana Sor
Town
Khana Sor is located in IraqKhana SorKhana SorLocation in Iraq
Coordinates: 36°28′23″N 41°36′58″E / 36.47306°N 41.61611°E / 36.47306; 41.61611
Country Iraq
GovernorateNinawa
DistrictSinjar District
Population
 • Total31,161

Khana Sor (also written Khanasor, Kurdish: خاناسۆر, romanized: Xanasor, 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.

Khana Sor is populated by Yazidis.

References

  1. ^ "Emerging Land Tenure Issues among Displaced Yazidis from Sinjar, Iraq" (PDF). United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat). November 2015. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  2. "Rojava and South Kurdistan borders protected by YPG". 15 June 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "هەڵۆ پێنجوێنی: شەڕەكەی شەنگال لە قازانجی توركیایە". www.pukonline.org (in Kurdish). 3 March 207. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. "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.
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