Sanat, Iraq
Sanat
ܐܣܢܟܼ / سناط | |
|---|---|
Former village | |
Sanat Location in Iraq Sanat Sanat (Iraqi Kurdistan) | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′15.1″N 42°47′16.4″E / 37.354194°N 42.787889°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Region | Kurdistan Region |
| Governorate | Duhok Governorate |
| Populated | By 1913 |
| Population (1913) | |
• Total | 600 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ |
Sanat (Classical Syriac: ܐܣܢܟܼ, Kurdish: سناط) is an Assyrian village located in the Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.[1] It is situated in the Dohuk district of the Kurdistan Region.[2]
History
In 1913, the village of Sanat (Asnakh) was home to 600 Chaldean Catholics.[3]
In 1976 the village was destroyed by Iraq's central government. [4]
As of 2017 village was uninhabited but had a PKK militant presence.[5]
References
- ^ "SANAT HISTORY". SANAT HISTORY. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ David Gaunt (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. p. 432.
- ^ David Gaunt (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. p. 432.
- ^ Donabed, Sargon (2015). Reforging a Forgotten History: Iraq and the Assyrians in the Twentieth Century. Edinburgh University Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-1474412124.
- ^ "Population Database". Shlama Foundation. Retrieved 2025-04-16.