Sumayil [1] ( Arabic. سميل , Kurdish Sêmêl , sir. ܣܡܠܐ ) is a city in northern Iraq located in the Dahuk governorate ( Iraqi Kurdistan autonomy).
| City | |
| Sumail | |
|---|---|
| Arab. سميل | |
 | |
| A country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Dahuk |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 444 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 58 826 people ( 2012 ) |
Content
- 1 Geographical location
- 2 population
- 3 History
- 3.1 The Massacre Massacre
- 4 notes
Geographical position
The city is located in the southwestern part of the governorate, in the mountains, at an altitude of 444 meters above sea level [2] .
Sumayil is located approximately 10 kilometers west of Dahuk , the provincial capital and 408 kilometers north-northwest (NNW) of Baghdad , the country's capital.
Population
In 2012, the population of the city is 58,826 people [3] [4] .
History
At the beginning of the XX century, Sumail was a small village, the main population of which were Kurds . The Assyrian community formed in Sumayil from refugees fleeing the massacre in the Ottoman Empire .
The Sumayil Massacre
In 1933, Assyrian Christians were massacred in the city by armed groups of the government of the Kingdom of Iraq . As a result, more than 3,000 people died.
Notes
- ↑ Other name variations - Sumail, Summel, Sumil, Semil, Samil, Simel, Simele
- ↑ Physical and geographical data (English)
- ↑ World Gazetteer
- ↑ estimated