قرية درنك ئافا
Dreng Ava Village
The place
قرية درنك ئافا (Qariyat Darnak Ava, "Darnak Ava Village") in Duhok Governorate, Zakho/Amadiya area (Iraqi Kurdistan, northern Iraq near the Turkish border, Iraq), at 672 m altitude, Zagros-Kurdistan foothills. Continuous Iraq Kurdistan cluster (batches 260-403). Traditional Kurdish mountain village in the Bahdinan region (Zakho, pop. 200,000, a historic cross-border trading hub + Amadiya, pop. 15,000, one of the region's oldest continuously inhabited towns, 3,000 years, iconic + Duhok, pop. 350,000, capital of Kurdistan + Zagros-Kurdistan, Cheekha Dar 3,611 m, the highest peak + heritage of the Kurdish people (Indo-Iranian people, 40 M speakers of Kurdish, Kurmanji and Sorani, across 4 countries: TR/IR/IQ/SY + iconic Saladin heritage, Salah al-Din 1137-1193, born in Tikrit, conquest of Jerusalem 1187, iconic + iconic Anfal genocide heritage, Saddam Hussein 1988, 100,000 Kurds gassed, Halabja 16 March 1988, 5,000 dead, iconic + iconic no-fly zone heritage 1991-2003, UK/US protection + Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), autonomous since 1992 + iconic 2003 US invasion heritage, fall of Saddam, iconic + iconic Daesh heritage 2014-2019, Yazidi genocide, Sinjar, 3 August 2014, 5,000 dead, 7,000 women enslaved, iconic + Peshmerga resistance + iconic independence referendum heritage 25 September 2017, 92% yes, failed due to sanctions from Iran/Turkey/Baghdad).
The setting
Duhok, Zakho/Amadiya, Iraqi Kurdistan, N, on the Turkish border, Iraq, 672 m, Zagros-Kurdistan foothills, continuous cluster batches 260-403, traditional Kurdish village, Bahdinan + Zakho 200,000, cross-border trade + Amadiya 15,000, one of the region's oldest continuously inhabited towns, 3,000 years, iconic + Duhok 350,000, capital + Zagros-Kurdistan, Cheekha Dar 3,611 m, Kurdish people, Indo-Iranian, 40 M speakers of Kurmanji and Sorani, across 4 countries TR/IR/IQ/SY + Saladin 1137-1193, Tikrit, Jerusalem 1187, iconic + Anfal genocide, Saddam 1988, 100,000 Kurds gassed, Halabja 16 March 1988, 5,000 dead, iconic + no-fly zone 1991-2003, UK/US + KRG autonomous since 1992 + 2003 US invasion, fall of Saddam, iconic + Daesh 2014-2019, Yazidi genocide, Sinjar, 3 August 2014, 5,000 dead, 7,000 women enslaved, iconic + Peshmerga + independence referendum 25 Sept 2017, 92% yes, failed due to IR/TR/Baghdad.
