Khoshaba | |
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Village | |
![]() Yazidi temple in Khoshaba | |
Coordinates: 36°37′44″N 43°10′35″E / 36.62889°N 43.17639°E | |
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Region | ![]() |
Governorate | Nineveh Governorate (de jure) Dohuk Governorate (de facto) |
District | Tel Kaif District |
Khoshaba (also written Khawshaba, Arabic: خوشابا; Kurdish: خۆشابا, romanized: Xoşaba)[1][2] is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located ca. 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Alqosh and ca. 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of Telskuf in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[3][4]
Khoshaba is populated by Yazidis.[4]
Khoshaba comes from the Assyrian-Aramaic word ܚܕܒܫܒܐ khoshaba meaning Sunday.[4][5]