Shaqlawa
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Shaqlawa is an Assyrian city in the Arbil Governorate in Iraq.
Shaqlawa, a town of approximately 25,000 people, lies 51 km to the northeast of Erbil
, at the bottom of Safeen Mountain, and to the northeast of Erbil. Shaqlawa is situated between Safeen Mountain and Sork Mountain, and sits 966 m above sea level. The town is inhabited mostly by Assyrians and kurds.
Due to its cool weather during summer, Shaqlawa is visited annually by thousands of tourists from other parts of Iraq
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Shaqlawa, a town of approximately 25,000 people, lies 51 km to the northeast of Erbil
Arbil
Arbil / Hewlêr is the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and Mosul...
, at the bottom of Safeen Mountain, and to the northeast of Erbil. Shaqlawa is situated between Safeen Mountain and Sork Mountain, and sits 966 m above sea level. The town is inhabited mostly by Assyrians and kurds.
Due to its cool weather during summer, Shaqlawa is visited annually by thousands of tourists from other parts of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
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