Batifa
Batifa (Arabic: باطوفا,[2] Kurdish: باتيفا, romanized: Batîfa)[3] is a town and sub-district in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Zakho District.
Batifa | |
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Town | |
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  Batifa Location in Iraq  Batifa Batifa (Iraqi Kurdistan) | |
| Coordinates: 37.174372°N 43.013249°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Region |  Kurdistan Region |
| Governorate | Dohuk Governorate |
| District | Zakho District |
| Sub-district | Batifa |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Urban | 17,186 |
| • Rural | 5,665 |
Villages
| English | Arabic | Kurdish |
|---|---|---|
| Ava Khiraba | افا خرابا | ئاڤا خرابا |
| Ava Toyka | آفا تويكا | ئاڤا تویکا |
| Avihe | افهي | ئاڤهێ |
| Bahnuna | بهنونە | بەهنونە |
| Barhole | بارهولي | بارهولێ |
| Begova | بيكوفا | بێگوڤا |
| Bekhabare | بيغبارى | بێغه‌بارێ |
| Bilecane | بليجاني | بلێجانێ |
| Birke | بيركي | بیرکێ |
| Chem Cihor | جم جهور | چەم جهور |
| Dehlik | دحلك | دەحلك |
| Demka | ديمكا | دێمکا |
| Derishke | ديريشكي | دێريشكێ |
| Direng ava | درنك افا | درەنگ ئاڤا |
| Ekmala | ئيكمالي | ئێکمالێ |
| Gire biye | كري بيي | گرێ بیێ |
| Giri | کری | گری |
| Gufik | كوفك | گوفک |
| Haftanin | هفتـنين | حەفتەنین |
| Kalakhwar | كلخوار | کەلەخوار |
| kani toya | كاني تويا | کانی تویا |
| Kashan | كشان | کەشان |
| Khandak | خندك | خەندەک |
| Khizava | خيزافا | خیزاڤا |
| Khuk | خوك | خوەک |
| Kurka | كوركا | کورکا |
| Mala Arab | ملا عرب | مەلا عەرەب |
| Merge | ميركي | مێرگێ |
| Nerimke | نرمكي | نەرمکێ |
| Nizure | نزوري | نزورێ |
| Pelgishk | بلكيشك | پەلگیشک |
| Rewane | ريواني | رێوانێ |
| Ruyse | رويسي | رویسێ |
| Sarka | صاركا | ساركا |
| Sarke Besre | سركي بيسري | سەرکێ بێسرێ |
| Sherkhwask & Baniye | شيرخايك و باني | شێرخاسک و بانیێ |
| Shilan | شيلان | شیلان |
| Shilin | شلين | شلین |
| Shive | شيفي | شیڤێ |
| shudin | شويدن | شویدن |
| Sirkutik | سيركوتك | سیرکوتک |
| Surya | صوريا | صوریا |
| Suyle | سويلي | سویلێ |
| Zireza | زريزه | زرێزە |
Geography
Climate
Batufa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot dry summers and cool, wet winters. Subfreezing lows are common in the winter, providing some frost. Snowfall may occur occasionally.
| Climate data for Batifa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
10.3 (50.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 124 (4.9) |
144 (5.7) |
132 (5.2) |
107 (4.2) |
51 (2.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
29 (1.1) |
84 (3.3) |
123 (4.8) |
795 (31.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data[4] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
Photographs
Batifa 2015
Kospindarke View
Sky View From Back
Center- Flycam View
View from Liwa
Satellite
View from Zambil-firosh Park
See also
References
- Ali Sindi; Ramanathan Balakrishnan; Gerard Waite (July 2018). "Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Demographic Survey" (PDF). ReliefWeb. International Organization for Migration. p. 72. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- "شهر على العمليات التركية شمالي العراق: التوغل البري الأطول". The New Arab (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "K24 rêjeya dengdanê li navçeyên cuda yên Herêma Kurdistan belav kir". Kurdistan24 (in Kurdish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- "Climate statistics for Batufa". Climate-Data. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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