Mam Rashan (Kurdish: مامرەشان, romanized: Mam Reşan, Memê Reşan)[1][2] is a former Yazidi village located in Shekhan district of the Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, which was destroyed in 1976 by the Iraqi government as part of Arabization policies. The inhabitants were as a result resettled in the collective town of Mahad.[3]
Mam Rashan | |
|---|---|
Former village | |
  Mam Rashan Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 36°40′2″N 43°25′35″E / 36.66722°N 43.42639°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Region |  Kurdistan Region |
| Governorate | Dohuk Governorate |
| District | Shekhan District |
References
edit- ^ "شاندەكێ نڤیسینگەها لالش مەهەتێ سەرەدانا پێشمەرگە شێخ حەسەن شێخ رەشو دكت". 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Maisel, Sebastian (2021). "Rebuilding the unimagined past: Ezidi religious architecture and the reconfiguration of sacred space". Lalish Magazine. 45. Duhok.
- ^ Shammo, Qader Saleem (2018). Yezidis in Iraq : between citizenship and policies of marginalization (1958-2005). Lewiston, New York. pp. 148–151. ISBN 978-1-4955-0658-1. OCLC 1032015979.
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