Zawita

Town in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Zawita

زاويتة

Town

Etymology: The name of the town is thought to come from the Syriac word for "corner."
Coordinates: 36°54′21″N 43°08′34″E﻿ / ﻿36.90583°N 43.14278°E﻿ / 36.90583; 43.14278
Country|  Iraq
Region|  Kurdistan Region
Governorate| Dohuk Governorate
District| Dohuk District
Time zone| UTC+3 (AST)

Zawita (Arabic: زاويتة,[1] Kurdish: زاویته, romanized: Zawîte[2][3]) is a town in the Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The name of the town is thought to come from the Syriac word for "corner."[4]

## References

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1. ^ "طائرات تركية تقصف مركبة بمحافظة دهوك وتقتل أربعة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
2. ^ KRSO (2009). "2009 - ناوی پاریزگا. يه که کارگيرييه كانی پاریزگاكانی هه ریمی کوردستان" (PDF). Kurdistan Region Statistics Office (KRSO) (in Kurdish). p. 135. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
3. ^ "Duhok – Li Zawîte du kes di bîra avê de xeniqîn" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
4. ^ Rudolf Wittkower; Douglas Fraser; Howard Hibbard; Milton J. Lewine (1967). Essays in the history of architecture presented to Rudolf Wittkower , Volume 1. Phaidon. p. 9\. ISBN 9780714813011.

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