Khatarah
Yazidi village in northern Iraq
Khatarah (Arabic: ختاره, Kurdish: خهتارێ, romanized: Xetarê, alternatively spelled Khatare or Hatarah) is a town located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Mosul in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.
Khatarah has a mainly Yazidi population.
The public source identifies “Khatarah” as yazidi village in northern Iraq. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Khatarah, Yazidi and village.
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