Yankjah (Arabic: ينكجة; Turkish (Iraqi Turkmen): Yenice[1]) is a town in the Tooz District of Saladin Governorate, Iraq, approximately 100 km (62 mi) from the Iranian border. Its native population of around 25,000 is predominantly Sunni Turkmen.[2][3]
Yankjah | |
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Coordinates: 34°51′24.8″N 44°34′13.3″E / 34.856889°N 44.570361°E | |
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Province | Saladin |
District | Tooz |
References
edit- ^ "The Turkmen of Iraq". Al-Bab. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Iraq after ISIL: Tuz".
- ^ [1] Iraq: Kirkuk Security Forces Expel Displaced Turkmen