Khanke

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Khanke is a village in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, known for hosting large camps for internally displaced Yazidis who fled ISIS violence.

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Khanke canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf village
administrativeDivision Dohuk District
linked to: Duhok
affectedBy ISIS genocide of Yazidis
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
country Iraq
displacementCause ISIS attacks in Sinjar region
governorateCapitalNearby Dohuk
linked to: Duhok
hasCampPopulation Yazidi internally displaced persons
hasCampType IDP camp
hasHumanitarianPresence UN agencies
international NGOs
local NGOs
hasPopulationType Kurds
Yazidis
knownFor hosting Yazidi IDP camps
hosting internally displaced persons camps
sheltering Yazidis who fled ISIS
languageSpoken Arabic
Kurmanji Kurdish
linked to: Kurmanji
locatedIn Dohuk Governorate
linked to: Duhok

Iraqi Kurdistan
linked to: Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region
northern Iraq
locatedInRegion Northern Mesopotamia
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
locatedInTimeZone UTC+3
locatedNear Dohuk
linked to: Duhok
partOf Autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq
receivesIDPsFrom Nineveh Governorate
Sinjar
religionPracticed Yazidism

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Shekhan District containsVillage Khanke
subject linked to: Shekhan district