Bashik | town

Iraq / Ninawa / al-Hhamdaniyah /
Bashiqa (Kurdish: Başîk, Arabic: بعشيقة‎, Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܫܝܩܐ), is a town located in the Mosul district of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Its name comes from the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic words "Bet" and "Ashiqa," meaning "House of lovers."

Bashiqa is officialy part of Mosul district, but is controlled and claimed by the Kurdistan Regional Government since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. According to Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution, a referendum should decide whether it should continue to be managed by the central government or the KRG.

Bashiqa's residents are mostly Kurds (Ezidis and Shabaks) as well as a minority of Assyrians, and Arabs. Bashiqa is famous for its olive trees, olive oil, and soap. It is also famous with its onion, pickles and arak. It used to be a tourist destination to the locals in Mosul and Iraqis in general. Bashiqa is surrounded with a small mountain to the north and farms of olives all around the town.

Religious composition of Bashik town:
70% Ezidi
20% Christian
10% Muslim

Before ISIS occupation in 2014, Bashik town had a population of around 140,000 people.

Liberated by the Peshmerga Forces on 7 November 2016.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashiqa
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Coordinates:   36°26'44"N   43°20'48"E

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