Batifa
Batifa (Arabic: باطوفا,[2] Kurdish: باتيفا, Batîfa)[3] is one of the subdistricts of the Zakho District in Dohuk Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It has an area of 208 km squared. All 73 villages in the subdistrict were destroyed in the Anfal campaign.
Batifa | |
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  Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 37.174372°N 43.013249°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Region | Kurdistan |
| Governorate | Duhok |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population | 23,000 |
| Website | www |
Geography
There in the town, approximately 15 locations by the Directorate of archaeological traces of Dahuk, including: Castle Shabani Mount Shabani, Kashani Castle, and Castle Bajoine, and a bridge on the River Khabur Nzdora and built in the reign of princes Albhdinyin. And the effects of Crete and Bekova.
Villages
| English | عربي | کوردی |
|---|---|---|
| Ava Khiraba | افا خرابا | ئاڤا خرابا |
| Ava Toyka | آفا تويكا | ئاڤا تویکا |
| Avihe | افهي | ئاڤهێ |
| Bahnuna | بهنونە | بەهنونە |
| Barhole | بارهولي | بارهولێ |
| Begova | بيكوفا | بێگوڤا |
| Bekhabare | بيغبارى | بێغه‌بارێ |
| Bilecane | بليجاني | بلێجانێ |
| Birke | بيركي | بیرکێ |
| Chem Cihor | جم جهور | چەم جهور |
| Dehlik | دحلك | دەحلك |
| Demka | ديمكا | دێمکا |
| Derishke | ديريشكي | دێريشكێ |
| Direng ava | درنك افا | درەنگ ئاڤا |
| Ekmala | ئيكمالي | ئێکمالێ |
| Gire biye | كري بيي | گرێ بیێ |
| Giri | کری | گری |
| Gufik | كوفك | گوفک |
| Haftanin | هفتـنين | حەفتەنین |
| Kalakhwar | كلخوار | کەلەخوار |
| kani toya | كاني تويا | کانی تویا |
| Kashan | كشان | کەشان |
| Khandak | خندك | خەندەک |
| Khizava | خيزافا | خیزاڤا |
| Khuk | خوك | خوەک |
| Kurka | كوركا | کورکا |
| Mala Arab | ملا عرب | مەلا عەرەب |
| Merge | ميركي | مێرگێ |
| Nerimke | نرمكي | نەرمکێ |
| Nizure | نزوري | نزورێ |
| Pelgishk | بلكيشك | پەلگیشک |
| Rewane | ريواني | رێوانێ |
| Ruyse | رويسي | رویسێ |
| Sarka | صاركا | ساركا |
| Sarke Besre | سركي بيسري | سەرکێ بێسرێ |
| Sherkhwask & Baniye | شيرخايك و باني | شێرخاسک و بانیێ |
| Shilan | شيلان | شیلان |
| Shilin | شلين | شلین |
| Shive | شيفي | شیڤێ |
| shudin | شويدن | شویدن |
| Sirkutik | سيركوتك | سیرکوتک |
| Surya | صوريا | صوریا |
| Suyle | سويلي | سویلێ |
| Zireza | زريزه | زرێزە |
Climate
Batufa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot dry summers and cool, wet winters. Subfreezing lows are common in the winter, providing some frost. Snowfall may occur occasionally.
| Climate data for Batifa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
10.3 (50.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 124 (4.9) |
144 (5.7) |
132 (5.2) |
107 (4.2) |
51 (2.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
29 (1.1) |
84 (3.3) |
123 (4.8) |
795 (31.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Zāẖū - profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- "شهر على العمليات التركية شمالي العراق: التوغل البري الأطول". The New Arab (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "K24 rêjeya dengdanê li navçeyên cuda yên Herêma Kurdistan belav kir". Kurdistan24 (in Kurdish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- "Climate statistics for Batufa". Climate-Data. Retrieved 21 January 2017.