Sharafiya
Place in Nineveh, Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sharafiya is a village located in Nineveh Governorate in Iraq.
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Sharafiya | |
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Coordinates: 36°41′20″N 43°5′46″E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Nineveh |
District | Tel Kaif |
Population | |
• Total | 500 |
Time zone | GMT +3 |
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The village is located about 40 Kilometers northwest of the city of Mosul, and is on the main road that connects Mosul to Alqosh, which it is only 5 kilometers south of. Prior to its destruction by the Islamic State, it was home to about 400 families.[1] After the defeat of the Islamic State in the region by the Kurdish Peshmerga, the village's Church of St. George was restored and baptisms of infants resumed in January 2018.[1][2]