Tel Kaif District
Tel Kaif
Classical Syriac: ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ, Arabic: تل كيف | |
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![]() Tel Kaif District (blue) in Ninawa | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Nineveh |
Seat | Tel Keppe |
Area | |
• Total | 1,244 km2 (480 sq mi) |
Population (2003)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 167,647 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Tel Kaif District (also Tel Keyf, Tel Kayf, Tel Kef or Tel Keppe (Classical Syriac: ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ), (Arabic: تل كيف)), Aramaic for "Stony Hill", is a district in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is majority Assyrian and Yazidi with a minority of Arabs.
Towns and villages include:
- Tel Keppe
- Alqosh
- Khatarah
- Tesqopa
- Batnaya
- Sharafiya
- Baqofah
- Bozan
- Beban
- Babirah
- Dughata
- Sreshka
- Khoshaba
See also[]
- Assyrian settlements
- Assyrian homeland
- Proposals for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq
Categories:
- Districts of Nineveh Governorate
- Iraq geography stubs