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Coordinates: 37°1028N 43°0048E / 37.174372°N 43.013249°E / 37.174372; 43.013249
 

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Batifa
District
Batifa is located in Iraq
Batifa

Batifa

Location in Iraq

Batifa is located in Iraqi Kurdistan
Batifa

Batifa

Batifa (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Coordinates: 37°10′28N 43°00′48E / 37.174372°N 43.013249°E / 37.174372; 43.013249
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region
GovernorateDohuk Governorate
DistrictZakho District
Sub-districtBatifa
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Urban
17,186
 • Rural
5,665

Batifa (Arabic: باطوفا,[2] Kurdish: باتيفا, romanized: Batîfa)[3] is a district in Duhok GovernorateinKurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Zakho District.

Batifa is an increasingly popular tourist hotspot due to its proximity to the Said Xazar water park and the iconic Zembilfroş hotel, named after the protagonist of the famous Zembîlfroş poem.

Batifa is mainly populated by the Guli Kurdish tribe who speak a bahdini dialect of kurmanji Kurdish and have their roots in near by villages such as Bahnuna and Demka.

Geography[edit]

Climate[edit]

Batifa 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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ali Sindi; Ramanathan Balakrishnan; Gerard Waite (July 2018). "Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Demographic Survey" (PDF). ReliefWeb. International Organization for Migration. p. 72. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  • ^ "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.
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