Zorava
Village
Zorava is located in Iraq
Zorava
Zorava
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 36°28′44″N 42°0′59″E / 36.47889°N 42.01639°E / 36.47889; 42.01639
Country Iraq
GovernorateNinawa
DistrictSinjar District
Population
 (July 2014[1])
 • Total7,831

Zorava (Arabic: زورافا; Kurdish: زۆراڤا, romanized: Zorava,[2][3] also known in Arabic as al-Aroba) is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq.[1][4]

Zorava is populated by Yazidis.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Şervanên QSD'ê 12 jin û zarokên Êzidî rizgar kirin- Hate Nûkirin". ROJ News (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ "جڤاتا شنگال: پلانەكا تۆكمە بۆ پاراستنا رێيا زۆراڤا و حەردان دئێتە دانان" (in Kurdish). 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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