Qara Tapa

Qara Tapa (Arabic: قرة تبة; Turkish: Karatepe[1][2]) is a predominantly Shia Turkmen town in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.[3][4] It is located northwest of Jalula and south of Kifri. Its name is in the Turkmen dialect, meaning 'black hill'.[5]

Qara Tapa
Town
Qara Tapa
Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 34°42′00″N 45°00′00″E
Country Iraq
GovernorateDiyala Governorate
DistrictKifri District

References
  1. "Peşmerge Karatepe, Celavla ve Mendeli'den Çekildi". Türkmeneli Haber. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. "Khafajah and Kara Tepe, Iraq expedition records". University of Pennsylvania. Penn Libraries. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Türkmen bölgesinde IŞİD'e karşı polis Peşmerge birliği". BBC News. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. "The Iraqi Via Dolorosa". Masress. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. "A Briefview on history, dialect and folklore of Iraqi Turkmans".


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