Zawita
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Zawita is the biggest township of the town Duhok which lies in
Southern Kurdistan (Kurdistan-Iraq) it lies about 15 km far way from Duhok.
Zawita is an old place, its name means “fridge” in the English language (this
is the reason why some of Kurdish writers and linguist want to name the
fridge zawita in Kurdish language). According to the information of “Zawita-Castricum union” of 1996 is
the total population of Zawita estimated 3,160 persons, about 2000 of them
live in Duhok (exclusive zawities who live in the town Mosul en abroad) the
number of houses which located in Zawita are 170 houses , currently it
estimated 300 houses. Zawita is especially a tourist place, it is acquainted with: Zawita is also internationally famous with its (pine has trees)
because Zawita is the original plase of pine has trees.
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www.eduhok.net Duhok territoy consists of two districts and they are Zawita district
and AL- Doski district. 1-Zawita District Its center is the Lower Zawita which is far from the territory in
about (16) KM and its area is about (420) sqkm. It contains (59)
villages all of them were destroyed before and during AL- Anfal operations
except the center of the district and the two enforced collective towns (Kori
Gavana) and (Bakirat). The center of the district situates on the main road
which joins the center of district to Amedeya territory. Zawita town is considered one of the beautiful resorts in Duhok
governorate, the highest degree of temperature in Zawita is (36) C in summer.
It is well- known of elms forests in which threre are extended areas of shade
therefore king Feysal the second chose a spot among these forests and
constructed a house for resting and touring. The people of Duhok city make
this area as their recreational ground or park all the seasons of the year. The word Zawita in Kurdish langugge is given to places where snow
falls heavily in the winter season meaning that it is close to the word
fridge (cool box). The district is famous of dense forests and excellent pasture lands
for breeding the cattle. The citizens of the district depend on winter agriculture to earn
their living such as wheat, barley, lentils, chick- peas
and others by exploiting the plain areas such as (Maman plain) and
(Badiknoll). They also take care of growing the fileds of grapes, peaches and
sumach in addition to summer agriculture such as rice, tomatoes, tobacco,
peas, beans and vegetables, and growing fruitful trees like peaches,apricots,
walnuts and (AL- Tayfi) grapes in which villages such as (Bari Buhar,
Khaziava, Binarink, Emink and others are well- known in growing such fruitful
trees getting benefit from the water of springs which are spread on their
parts in addition to the water of the following small rivers: 1-Zawita- Kora- Rashanki- Benarink- bedeel- Gomill. 2-Bagerat- Kora- Rashanki- Benarink- Bedeel- Gomill. 3-Kizo- Peda- Bedeel- Gomill. 4-Khaziava- linava- Garmava- Duhok Dam- Duhok- Tigris. 5-Beri Buhar- Beseri- Nazarki- Duhok- Tigris.
The most important mountain in the district is (Kamaka mountain which
form the nothern and western border for the district and (Bessi, Sepi- reze,
Mamseen, Zawita mountains, Kantara, Zorwa) and other heights which forms the
majority of the area of the district distinguished by roughness and
complexity. There are many archaeolgical places in the district like caves, hills
and remains. Duhok Archaeology Office recorded (24) archaeological locations,
the most important ones are: Badi archaeological palace (destroyed during AL-
Anfal operations), Mamyan castle on Kamaka mountain, Beseri caves, Eteet,
Koradeer, Piromara mountain, Bakhornif mountain, (Rash) the black cave in
Kizoo, other places. There are mamy suitable places to be resort in the district, the
visitors will come regulary to them in summer days for rest and tourism if
the hands of reform and reconstrntion reached them such as (Birgeen, Bablow,
Kizoo, Merdeenk, Stokorik) and other villages. After the uprising and the formation of the Kurdistan Region
Government, the hands of building and reconstrnction reached the district and
the majority of its villages were reconstructed in addition to water
projects, building (schools, health centers, mosques). 2-AL- Doski District ……read more …. |
