Country Iraq Governorate Dohuk Governorate Website www.mangish.net | Autonomous region Kurdistan District Dohuk District Local time Monday 4:50 AM | |
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Mangesh (Syriac: ܡܲܢܓܹܫ) is an Assyrian town in the region of Dohuk of northern Iraq. The town is located in the Sapna valley between Amedi to the east and Zakho to the west. The town has lots of historic architecture, as it was not destroyed during the Al-Anfal Campaigns of 1988 like most of the other villages and towns in the region, and is the regional center of Mangesh Commune.
Map of Mangesh, Iraq
Several Assyrian leading figures were assassinated under unknown circumstances in the town, and, according to AINA, there is repression of the local Assyrian population by the Kurdistan regional government.
References
Mangesh, Iraq Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA