Tel Kaif District
Tel Kaif
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Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Nineveh (de jure), about 1/2 of the district in Duhok Governorate (de facto) |
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, Tall Kayf, Tel Kayf, Tel Kef or Tel Keppe (Classical Syriac: ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ), (Arabic: تل كيف)), Aramaic for "Hill of Stones", 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